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In Ousmane Sembène's directorial debut, a young Senegalese woman moves to France to work for a wealthy white family and finds that life in their small apartment becomes a prison, both figuratively and literally. An examination of the lingering colonialist mind-set of a supposedly postcolonial w...

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Uniform Title:	Noire de... (Motion picture : 1966)
Other Authors:	Sembène, Ousmane, 1923-2007 (Screenwriter), Lacoste, Christian (director of photography.), Diop, Mbissine Thérèse (Actor), Jelinck, Anne-Marie (Actor), Sene, Momar Nar (Actor), Fontaine, Robert, 1924-1973 (Actor)
Format:	Video
Language:	French Wolof
Language Notes:	In French and Wolof with English subtitles.
Published:	[Dakar, Senegal] : Filmi Domirev, 1966.
Subjects:	Immigrants > France > Drama. Immigrants > Senegal > Drama. Household employees > France > Drama. Senegalese > France > Drama. Women, Black > France > Social conditions > Drama. Suicide > Drama. Self-esteem > Drama. Slavery > Drama. Postcolonialism > France > Drama. Nuclear families > Drama. Fiction films. Film adaptations. Feature films. Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy)

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Summary:	In Ousmane Sembène's directorial debut, a young Senegalese woman moves to France to work for a wealthy white family and finds that life in their small apartment becomes a prison, both figuratively and literally. An examination of the lingering colonialist mind-set of a supposedly postcolonial world
Item Description:	Based on the short story by Ousmane Sembène. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1966.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (59 min., 39 sec.): .sound, black and white
Awards:	Best African Feature, Festival of Black Arts 1966 ; Grand Prize, Carthage Film Festival 1966.
Production Credits:	Screenwriter and director, Sembène Ousmane ; producer, André Zwoboda ; director of photography, Christian Lacoste ; editor, André Gaudier.