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Moi, un Noir

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Eddie and Edward journey to the capital of the Ivory Coast and struggle with a new way of life as their new modern lifestyle clashes with their traditional ways of life.

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Ben Sachs Chicago Reader With this innovative working method, Rouch raises a question implicit in all nonfiction filmmaking: Who’s the genuine auteur, the director or the subjects? And yet the results don’t feel at all cerebral. Sep 13, 2022 Full Review Richard Brody The New Yorker These nonactors, playing versions of themselves, perform and discuss their own stories in voice-over. Tellingly, they draw crucial aspects of their self-image not from African culture but from American and French media. Apr 14, 2020 Full Review Jean-Luc Godard Arts (France) Moi, un Noir is, in effect, both the most daring of films and the humblest. Sep 2, 2021 Full Review Nathanael Hood The Young Folks ...a stunning portrait not just of disaffected youth, but of a country struggling to define and improve itself in the shadow of Western imperialism. Rated: 10/10 Jan 31, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Herzog like psuedo-cinema verite where the staged, improvised, and written freely flow into one another, but with a more Ethographic bent, becasue Ethnography is Rouch's background and main cinematic theme. Interconnecting stories are ocassionally difficult to sort out ocassionally, the voice over narration of the three different characters and te narrator are sporadically inspired but sometimes dull. The shots of beer halls and bars are impressive and the portion of the film that stands out most in my mind. An interesting look at the African coast in the late 50's, that could have used more narrative cohesion between it's real and dramatic events. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Un film etnografico que nos muestra con humor, drama, realismo y de primera fuente, la vida y suenos de dos inmigrantes africanos (no muy distinto a lo viven hoy miles de inmigrantes en el mundo). Jean Rouch es un antropologo y cineasta brillante y muy adelantado a su tiempo. Sus peliculas inician el cine etnografico (denominado de muchas otras formas) y tambien el "cinema verite". Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Brilliant film from anthropologist Jean Rouch, with some breathtaking footage. We'll be showing segments of his films at Cut Hands this Friday - for anyone interested. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Le vrai point de depart de la modernite en France. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Eddie and Edward journey to the capital of the Ivory Coast and struggle with a new way of life as their new modern lifestyle clashes with their traditional ways of life.
Director
Jean Rouch
Producer
Pierre Braunberger
Screenwriter
Jean Rouch
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 16, 2017
Runtime
1h 10m
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