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Moolaade [2004]
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Great african film tackles a timely issue
Review date: 2008-08-10 Rating: 8 out of 10
I found this film from the recently deceased Senegalese director Ousmane Sembene very interesting in its description of life in a rural village in Africa, specially in its description of the communal family structure (I know it's a cliché, but it's true that in Africa it takes a village to raise a child). While I come from a very different culture, I felt that I was able to understand what was going on, the struggle for power in the village between the men and the women. And Sembene was a really talented director, with a humanist sensibility. About the subject matter, a group of women who oppose the genital mutilation of young girls, well, as they say about song or movies against war or hunger, who can make a movie in favor of war or hunger? (on second thought, there has been many movies in favor of war). And it is touching that the village vendor (who appears at first to be the least likable person in the town, as he cares more about money than about the rural traditions) ends up being a martyr in the cause of the girls. Highly recommended.
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Important film, but a disorienting one
Review date: 2005-11-27 Rating: 8 out of 10
Director Ousmane Sembene is a leading figure in African cinema. In the extras which accompany this film he explains the problems he faced making it. "Moolaade" deals with a nightmare subject - female circumcision - which is described in the film as a 'purification' ceremony. A number of girls run away from the ritual and find sanctuary in a village. It's a wonderfully evocative and courageous film, and Sembene has laboured hard to deliver his narrative with sensitivity and conviction.
The setting is exotic - a village in Burkina Faso which contains a Gaudiesque mosque, extraordinary henhouses, and a visual quality which emphasises the cinematographic skills of director and crew. Again, the extras explore the nature of African cinema and the difficulties faced by indigenous film makers. The combination of theme, narrative quality, the dynamic of the production, and the intellectual depth of the extras make this an absorbing and engrossing work.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Fatoumata Coulibaly
Creators:
Fatoumata Coulibaly (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: Artificial Eye
Manufacturer: Artificial Eye
EAN: 5021866303307
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Anamorphic, PAL,
Release date: 2005-11-14
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 124 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2004
Language: English (Subtitled)
Language: French (Original Language)