| Description |
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical monaural rda |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 685.
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Martin Scorsese's world cinema project ; no. 1.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, NTSC, full screen (1.37:1); Dolby Digital monaural |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1973. |
| Language |
Wolof dialogue; English subtitles. |
| Summary |
In this French new wave-influenced fantasy-drama, two young lovers long to leave Dakar for the glamour and comforts of France, but their escape plan is beset by complications both concrete and mystical. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Georges Bracher ; editor, Siro Asteni ; decoration/costumes, Aziz Diop Mambety. |
| Cast |
Magaye Niang, Mareme Niang, Christoph Colomb, Moustapha Toure, Aminata Fall, Ousseynou Diop ; avec les vois de Josephine Baker, Mado Robin, Aminata Fall. |
| Subject |
Dakar (Senegal) -- Social conditions -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Social problem films.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films Senegal.
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Foreign language films Wolof.
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DVD-video discs.
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| Added Author |
Diop Mambéty, Djibril, 1945-1998, screenwriter, film director, film producer.
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Bracher, Georges, director of photography.
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Asteni, Siro, editor of moving image work.
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Diop Mambety, Aziz, costume designer.
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Niang, Mareme, actor.
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Niang, Magaye, actor.
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Fall, Aminata, 1942-2002, actor.
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Diop, Ousseynou, 1941-2011, actor.
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Ture, Mustafa, actor.
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Colomb, Christoph, actor.
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Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975, singer.
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Red Snapper (Musical group), composer (expression)
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World Cinema Foundation, sponsoring body.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
715515256513 |
| Music No. |
CC3230DDVD The Criterion Collection |
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