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
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.
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.
