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Moi, un Noir (1958) Jean Rouch
Moi, un Noir (1958) Jean Rouch
 
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This is a region-free DVD-R without case or artwork.

In French with English subtitles.

Treichville is a poor suburb of Abidjah, the capital of Ivory Coast and the destination of the two protagonists in this docudrama by Jean Rouch. The two men in question are originally from Nigeria, and they call themselves Eddie Constantine and Edward G. Robinson, clear indications of who their heroes are. The perpetual conflict between traditional ways of life and new Western imports comes up several times as the two men continue on their daily rounds and reveal a little about their hopes for the future. This film received a French Film Critics award in 1959.

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3 of 5 Footage from the 1950s, from Africa, in Color July 20, 2017
Reviewer: Chris Kuykendall from Austin, TX United States  
It's discomforting, but informative, to watch this slice-of-life movie as it depicts the circumstances of a young man at the bottom of the urban Third World socioeconomic order in the Ivory Coast, as an immigrant from Niger who would have stayed home had he known what was in store for him.  The chief virtue of the film, described by some reviews as ethnofiction, is the wealth and rarity of its footage from the 1950s, from west Africa, all in vivid color.

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