Atlantique
The recurrent cycle Noir.e.s à la caméra allows us to discover works directed or produced by African or Afrodescendant filmmakers throughout the history of cinema.
Arranged to marry a rich man, young Ada is crushed when her true love goes missing at sea during a migration attempt -- until a miracle reunites them.
Mati Diop
Mati Diop (born 22 June 1982) is a French actress and film director who starred in the 2008 film 35 Shots of Rum . She also directed the 2019 film Atlantics , for which she became the first black female director to be in contention for the Cannes Film Festival's highest prize, the Palme d'Or. At Cannes, Atlantics won the Grand Prix. (Wikipedia)
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«Atlantique»: des zombies et des femmes
L’œuvre élégante et ambitieuse se décline en plusieurs tons : film social presque documentaire, romance, fantastique, polar, avec passages entre les genres pas toujours au point. Un scénario parfois effiloché, des jeux d’interprètes assez appuyés se greffent à des scènes parfois remarquables, nourries de réalisme magique...
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