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1) Touki bouki
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Wolof
Description
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.
Series
Criterion collection volume 1065
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (63 pages ; 17 cm) + 1 folded sheet (12 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 72 x 19 cm, folded to 19 x 12)
Language
Wolof
Description
"Shot primarily in Wolof, this second feature by Ousmane Sembène was the first ever made in an African language--a major step toward the realization of the trailblazing Senegalese filmmaker's dream of creating a cinema by, about, and for the inhabitants of his home continent. After jobless Ibrahima Dieng receives a money order for 25,000 francs from a nephew who works in Paris, news of his windfall quickly spreads among his neighbors, who flock to...
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