Black Girl stars M’Bissine Thérèse Diop as a young woman who leaves Senegal to live out her dreams in France only to become gradually deadened by her work as a nanny. Sembène turns this simple conceit into a political commentary on the aftereffects of colonialism. The great film critic Manny Farber declared it the best movie of 1969, “a perfect short story that is unlike anything in the film library.” Black Girl remains one of the most significant achievements in film history. In French and Wolof with English subtitles. (65 mins., DCP)
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Mon, Jan 26 • 4:00 pm
Wexner Center for the Arts • 1871 North High Street, Columbus 43210
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Black Girl stars M’Bissine Thérèse Diop as a young woman who leaves Senegal to live out her dreams in France only to become gradually deadened by her work as a nanny. Sembène turns this simple conceit into a political commentary on the aftereffects of colonialism. The great film critic Manny Farber declared it the best movie of 1969, “a perfect short story that is unlike anything in the film library.” Black Girl remains one of the most significant achievements in film history. In French and Wolof with English subtitles. (65 mins., DCP)
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