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With a stunning mix of the surreal and the naturalistic, Djibril Diop Mambéty paints a vivid, fractured portrait of Senegal in the early 1970s. In this French New Wave-influenced fantasy-drama, two young lovers long to leave Dakar for the glamour and comforts of France, but their escape plan is bese...

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Other Authors: Diop Mambéty, Djibril, 1945-1998 (Screenwriter), Bracher, Georges (director of photography.), Niang, Magaye (Actor), Niang, Mareme (Actor), Fall, Aminata, 1942-2002 (Actor), Diop, Ousseynou, 1941-2011 (Actor)
Format: Video
Language:Wolof
French
Language Notes:In Wolof and French with English subtitles.
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2021.
The Criterion Collection, 1973.
Subjects:
Young adults > Senegal > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Senegal > Drama.
Criminals > Senegal > Drama.
Postcolonialism > Africa > Drama.
Dakar (Senegal) > Drama.
Senegal > Social life and customs > Drama.
Young adults.
Postcolonialism.
Manners and customs.
Man-woman relationships.
Criminals.
Drama.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures.
Senegal > Dakar.
Senegal.
Africa.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy)
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Summary:With a stunning mix of the surreal and the naturalistic, Djibril Diop Mambéty paints a vivid, fractured portrait of Senegal in the early 1970s. In this French New Wave-influenced fantasy-drama, two young lovers long to leave Dakar for the glamour and comforts of France, but their escape plan is beset by complications both concrete and mystical. Characterized by dazzling imagery and music, the alternately manic and meditative TOUKI BOUKI is widely considered one of the most important African films ever made.
Item Description:Title from title frames.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1973.
Physical Description:1 online resource (streaming video file) (91 minutes): .flv file, sound, color.
Audience:Not rated. Contains graphic images of animal slaughter and some nudity.
Production Credits:Producer, director: Djibril Diop Mambéty ; director of photography, George Bracher ; editor, Siro Asteni ; decoration/costumes/photograpy, Aziz Diop Mambety.