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Africa on the Seine

1955 · 22 min

Documentary

★ 6.2
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This film is widely regarded as the first film made by an African south of the Sahara. Labelled an “ethnological documentary in reverse,” it shows 1950s Paris from the cinematic perspective of a group of African immigrants. (Mubi)

Crew

  • Director Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
  • Director Mamadou Sarr
  • Writer Mamadou Sarr
  • Director of Photography Robert Caristan

Cast

Crew

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🔥 Hot takes

warming up the wall…

Intermission

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