Black Girl (1966) France
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Director:Sembene, Ousmane
Studio:Filmi Domirev
Writer:Ousmane Sembene
Rating:7.3 (606 votes)
Date Added:2012-06-05
ASIN:300008216
UPC:717119013547
Awards:2 wins
Genre:French films
Release:2005-11-21
IMDb:0060758
Duration:65
Picture Format:SD
Sound:Mono
Languages:French
Subtitles:English
LAC code:300008216
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Sembene, Ousmane  ...  (Director)
Ousmane Sembene  ...  (Writer)
 
Mbissine Thérèse Diop  ...  Diouana
Anne-Marie Jelinek  ...  Madame
Robert Fontaine  ...  Monsieur
Momar Nar Sene  ...  Diouana's Boyfriend
Ibrahima Boy  ...  Boy with Mask
Bernard Delbard  ...  Young Male Guest
Nicole Donati  ...  Young Female Guest
Raymond Lemeri  ...  Old Male Guest
Suzanne Lemeri  ...  Old Female Guest
Philippe  ...  Couple's Oldest Son
Sophie  ...  Couple's Daughter
Damien  ...  Couple's Youngest Son
Toto Bissainthe  ...  Diouana
Robert Marcy  ...  Monsieur
Sophie Leclerc  ...  Madame
Ousmane Sembene  ...  Teacher (uncredited)
Christian Lacoste  ...  Cinematography
André Gaudier  ...  Editor
Summary: A Senegalese woman is eager to find a better life abroad. She takes a job as a governess for a French family, but finds her duties reduced to those of a maid after the family moves from Dakar to the south of France. In her new country, the woman is constantly made aware of her race and mistreated by her employers. Her hope for better times turns to disillusionment and she falls into isolation and despair. The harsh treatment leads her to consider suicide the only way out.