Faces of Women

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Faces of Women

Released Feb 13, 1987

1h 50m

Comedy

Drama

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In this episodic drama, a farmer's wife is accused of cheating on her husband. When he becomes aggressive, she begins taking self-defense classes in order to protect herself. Meanwhile, a city woman owns a fish-smoking business but dreams of starting her own restaurant. Without any possessions to use as loan collateral, she enlists the help of her beautiful daughters. When the money comes in, eager villagers show up looking for their share.

Tony Rayns

Time Out

A wonderfully unpredictable and lively triptych on the financial, sexual and emotional emancipation of African women, pieced together over twelve years by a film-maker who hasn't a single dull thought in his head.

Jan 26, 2006

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Vincent Canby

New York Times

A technically rough, cheerfully rude, folkloric comedy about the status of women in the Ivory Coast.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 30, 2004

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Pat Graham

Chicago Reader

Naive and ragged by ordinary standards, but a lot of life breaks in where formalism breaks down.

Jan 1, 2000

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TV Guide

A provocative and informative film on the domestic and business conflicts women face in today's Ivory Coast.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 12, 2013

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 3/5

Jul 21, 2005

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Nick Davis

Nick's Flick Picks

A strange but rather entrancing picture that makes a virtue of its own frequent amateurishness... Always intriguing and frequently entertaining.

Rated: B

Jan 10, 2003

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Désiré Ecaré

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Sidiki Bakaba

Koiassi

Kouadio Brou

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Eugenie Cisse Roland

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Albertine N'Guessan

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Désiré Ecaré

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Synopsis

In this episodic drama, a farmer's wife is accused of cheating on her husband. When he becomes aggressive, she begins taking self-defense classes in order to protect herself. Meanwhile, a city woman owns a fish-smoking business but dreams of starting her own restaurant. Without any possessions to use as loan collateral, she enlists the help of her beautiful daughters. When the money comes in, eager villagers show up looking for their share.

Director: Désiré Ecaré
Producer: Désiré Ecaré
Screenwriter: Désiré Ecaré
Distributor: New Yorker Films
Production Co: Films de la Lagune
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 13, 1987, Original
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: Mono