Djibril Diop Mambéty's Tales of Ordinary People.
When:
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Venue:
Birkbeck 43 Gordon Square
This session brings together two films of an unfinished triology by the late Senegalese film director Djibril Diop Mambéty (January 1945 – July 23, 1998).
Le Franc (1994, 46', DCP)
This comic fable focuses on the Chaplinesque figure of poverty-stricken musician Marigo. Like Mambéty's other work Le Franc is both a reflection on the effects of Western economic restrictions on Africa and a highly symbolic, humane drama.
La Petite Vendeuse de Soleil (1999, 45', DCP)
Performed by a non-professional cast, Mambéty's film centre's around a young paraplegic girl and her attempts to enter the world of the male newspaper vendors. The film departs from realism and establishes a richly comic and satirical engagement with Senegal infused with an excellent score courtesy of Mambéty's brother Wasis Diop.
Contact name:
Birbeck Institute for the Moving Image
Contact phone:
02076316115