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Waiting For Happiness [2003]
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Marvellous
Review date: 2007-01-05 Rating: 10 out of 10
This film was a pleasant surprise. Moving effortlessly from scene to scene, Sissako's small-town study manages both to capture the humility and relationships of a Mauritanian community, and also cynically pokes at the Western parallels in these seemingly immutable groups. A treat. 85%
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Reviews
Too boring by far
Review date: 2006-12-06 Rating: 2 out of 10
I love foreign films, and don't mind slowness, but this was a step too far. Boring, incomprehensible, engendering more questions than answers which even the director's comments did nothing to elucidate.
Waiting for Happiness
Review date: 2005-07-07 Rating: 6 out of 10
This was a nice, slow moving film. Although it seemed a bit dis-jointed at times
A Feast for the eyes and ears
Review date: 2004-04-20 Rating: 10 out of 10
Great shots and angles with a crisp thoughtful stillness, showing thewhirl of humanity thriving in a stunning setting at the brink of a vastexpanse.
Sheer delight.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamed
Maata Ould Mohamed Abeid
Nana Diakité
Fatimetou Mint Ahmeda
Khatra Ould Abder Kader
Creators:
Khatra Ould Abder Kader (Primary Contributor)
Maata Ould Mohamed Abeid (Primary Contributor)
Jacques Besse (Cinematographer)
Abderrahmane Sissako (Writer)
Nadia Ben Rachid (Editor)
Guillaume de Seille (Producer)
Maji-da Abdi (Producer)
Nicolas Royer (Producer)
Director(s):
Recording label: Artificial Eye
Manufacturer: Artificial Eye
EAN: 5021866269207
Binding: VHS Tape
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL, Subtitled, Widescreen,
Release date: 2004-03-29
Number of discs: 1
Audience rating: Universal, suitable for all
Running time: 93 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2004-08-05
Language: French (Original Language)
Language: Japanese (Original Language)