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Black Girl

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A young Senegalese woman becomes a maid for a French couple but is constantly mistreated and made aware of her race.
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Allison N. Conner Bitch Media 03/02/2021
Fifty-one years after its initial release, this seminal film remains hauntingly relevant. Go to Full Review Moira MacDonald Seattle Times 07/28/2016
4/4
A remarkable personal-is-political drama, set in barely postcolonial Senegal and France. Go to Full Review Jordan Hoffman Guardian 05/18/2016
Black Girl radiates with an expressive tone, despite some script compression and the typical production obstacles of a mid-60s independent film. Go to Full Review Yasser Medina Cinefilia 09/26/2023
6/10
Sembène demonstrates his aesthetic prowess to interrogate the oppression and social condition of the Senegalese immigrant in the postcolonial period, but its simplistic narration often remains on an overly contrived surface. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Josh Larsen LarsenOnFilm 08/11/2023
4/4
Pay attention to the mask. Go to Full Review Rob Aldam Backseat Mafia 06/22/2022
A powerful indictment of a post-colonial attitude which still lingers to this very day. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Scott R @ScottR Oct 5 NYT 1000 movies list. It takes on some key colonization / cultural clashes and raises important questions, but it falls short with much of it being awkward or even falling flat in direction / tone. Saw on HBO. See more 07/27/2022 The greatest 1 hour ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more 09/19/2020 Watched this along with a short by the same director about a horse&cart taxi man trying to make a living in Dakar. This was a very sad film - I was surprised at the emotional impact it had on me by the end, as we kind of knew the story going into it. Simply told, sad, oppressive story and mood. See more 04/18/2019 Very thought provoking film with a very deep and intriguing plot. The plot very much echos the viewpoint of colonialism at the time. See more 09/19/2016 7.3/10, my review: http://wp.me/p1eXom-2AA See more 05/04/2016 A must-see for anyone seriously interested in film and film making. See more Read all reviews
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Ousmane Sembene

Director

Mbissine Thérèse Diop

Diouana

Anne-Marie Jelinck

Madame

Robert Fontaine

Monsieur

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Black Girl

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Synopsis A young Senegalese woman becomes a maid for a French couple but is constantly mistreated and made aware of her race.
Director
Ousmane Sembene
Production Co
Filmi Domirev, Les Actualités Françaises
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 24, 2017
Runtime
1h 0m
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