Self and Other in Francophone Cinema
(NR) Senegal/France – 1 hr 5 min – with subtitles
1966 · d. Ousmane Sembene
Starring Mbissine Thérèse Diop, Anne-Marie Jelinek, Momar Nar Sene
A young Senegalese woman comes to France to work for a wealthy white couple, only to find her new life a figurative—and perhaps literal—prison. African cinema titan Ousmane Sembene’s moving feature debut is among the essential films of the ’60s.
The feature will be preceded by Sembene’s short film “Borom Sarret.” Stick around for a talkback with the Mawrters at the Movies podcast!
This screening is presented in partnership with Film Studies at Bryn Mawr College.
