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Mandabi (Woloff, French with English subtitltes)
Location
Main screening room
Date
May 15th, 2025
Duration
92 min
Cycle
History of Cinema

This recurring cycle is an opportunity to watch or re-watch classics from cinema history, or films representative of certain national cinematographies, trends or eras, on the big screen.

Winner of the Special Jury Prize, 1968 Venice International Film Festival

Mandabi (The Money Order)
Directed by
Ousmane Sembène
Language
Woloff, French with English subtitles
Actors
Makhouredia Gueye, Ynousse N'Diaye, Isseu Niang
Origins
Senegal, France
Year
1968
Duration
92 min
Genre
Drama
Format
Digital
Synopsis

A warrant issued by his immigrant nephew in Paris turns the life of a Senegalese father upside down. He is confronted with corruption, greed, family problems, local problems and difficulties in making the transition from his traditional way of life to a more modern one.

Mandabi (The Money Order)
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Mandabi est une fresque fabuleuse de la nouvelle société sénégalaise corrompue après l'indépendance. Ousmane Sembène donne à voir un quotidien, une ambiance et des personnages parfaitement authentiques.
Marie-Alix Saint-Paul
Africavivre

Ousmane Sembène

Ousmane Sembène was a Senegalese film director, producer and writer. The Los Angeles Times considered him one of the greatest authors of Africa and he has often been called the "father of African film". Recurrent themes of Sembène's films are the history of colonialism, the failings of religion, the critique of the new African bourgeoisie, and the strength of African women. In 1966, he produced his first feature film, La Noire de..., based on one of his own short stories. The French-language film won the Prix Jean Vigo, bringing immediate international attention to both African film generally and Sembène specifically. Sembène followed this success with the 1968 Mandabi, achieving his dream of producing a film in his native Wolof language.

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