Sarah Maldoror ou la nostalgie de l'utopie
Sarah Maldoror ou la nostalgie de l'utopie is a Togolese short documentary film directed by Anne-Laure Folly. It was released in 1999.[1]
| Sarah Maldoror ou la nostalgie de l'utopie | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Anne-Laure Folly |
| Narrated by | Anne-Laure Folly |
| Music by | Bedo Goungel |
| Cinematography | Jean-Claude Ducouret |
| Edited by | A. Balaman |
Production company | RFO (France), Amanou Production (France) |
Release date | 1999 |
Running time | 26 minutes |
| Language | French |
The film is a tribute to Sarah Maldoror of Guadeloupe, who made the classic film Sambizanga (1972).[2] The film documents the constant political struggle in all her work for liberty, her affirmation of her négritude to the world, and her campaign for recognition of black poets.[3] At the 1997 FESPACO press conference for her new film Les Oubliées, Anne-Laure Folly Reimann had already paid honor to Sarah Maldoror, saying:
Sarah inspired me to do this film. She made a film called Sambizanga, which in my opinion is one of the masterpieces of African cinema. When I saw it, I had a desire to make a film about Angola. She cleared the way by showing the Angola liberation war from a woman’s perspective. My film is not groundbreaking; she has already done that.[4]
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- "Anne Laure Folly". Women Make Movies. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
- Association des trois mondes (2000). Les cinémas d'Afrique: dictionnaire. KARTHALA Editions. p. 205. ISBN 978-2-84586-060-5. Retrieved 9 February 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Ellerson, Beti (27 January 2010). "A Profile of Sarah Maldoror". African Women in Cinema Blog. Retrieved 2013-02-09.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Le film africain. Marché international du film d'Amiens. 1999. Retrieved 28 December 2012.