List of Senegalese films
Encyclopedia
An A-Z list of films produced in Senegal
many in the French language
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Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
many in the French language
French language
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| Title | Director | Cast | Year | Notes |
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| L’Afrique sur Seine | 1955 | |||
| Liberté I Liberté I Liberté I is a 1962 French-Senegalese film directed by Yves Ciampi. It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Hassane Fall* Corinne Marchand - Anne* Maurice Ronet - Michel* Nanette Senghor - Aminata... |
Yves Ciampi Yves Ciampi Yves Ciampi was a French director, born 1921, died 1982. He was married to Japanese actress Kishi Keiko from 1957 to 1975.-Filmography:*1950 : Suzanne et les brigands*1950 : Un certain monsieur*1951 : Un grand patron... |
1962 | Entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival 1962 Cannes Film Festival -Jury:*Tetsuro Furukaki *Henry Deutschmeister *Sophie Desmarets *Jean Dutourd *Mel Ferrer *Romain Gary *Jerzy Kawalerowicz *Ernst Krüger... |
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| Borom Sarret Borom Sarret Borom Sarret is the first film by Senegalese director Ousmane Sembène over which he had full control. It is often considered the first film ever made in Africa by a black African. It is twenty minutes long and tells a story about a cart driver in Dakar... |
Ousmane Sembène Ousmane Sembène Ousmane Sembène , often credited in the French style as Sembène Ousmane in articles and reference works, was a Senegalese film director, producer and writer... |
1963 | ||
| Niaye | 1964 | |||
| La Noire de... | Ousmane Sembène Ousmane Sembène Ousmane Sembène , often credited in the French style as Sembène Ousmane in articles and reference works, was a Senegalese film director, producer and writer... |
1966 | ||
| Mandabi Mandabi Mandabi is a 1968 film directed by Ousmane Sembène. The film is based on Sembène's novel The Money-Order. It the director's first film in his native Wolof language.-Plot:... |
Ousmane Sembène Ousmane Sembène Ousmane Sembène , often credited in the French style as Sembène Ousmane in articles and reference works, was a Senegalese film director, producer and writer... |
1968 | ||
| Xala Xala Xala is a 1975 Senegalese film directed by Ousmane Sembène. It is an adaptation of Sembène's own 1973 novel of the same name. The film depicts El Hadji, a politician in Senegal, who is cursed with crippling erectile dysfunction upon the day of his marriage to his third wife... |
Ousmane Sembène Ousmane Sembène Ousmane Sembène , often credited in the French style as Sembène Ousmane in articles and reference works, was a Senegalese film director, producer and writer... |
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| Ceddo | 1977 | |||
| Camp de Thiaroye | 1988 | |||
| Hyènes Hyènes Hyènes is a 1992 Senegalese comedy film adaptation of the Swiss-German satirical play, "The Visit", directed by Djibril Diop Mambéty. The intimate story of love and revenge parallels a critique of neocolonialism and African consumerism... |
Djibril Diop Mambéty Djibril Diop Mambéty Djibril Diop Mambéty was a Senegalese film director, actor, orator, composer and poet. Though he made only a small number of films, they received international acclaim for their original and experimental cinematic technique and non-linear, unconventional narrative style. Born to a Muslim family... |
1992 | Entered into the 1992 Cannes Film Festival 1992 Cannes Film Festival - Jury :*Gérard Depardieu *John Boorman *Carlo Di Palma *Jamie Lee Curtis *Joële Van Effenterre *Lester James Peries *Nana Djordjadze *Pedro Almodóvar *René Cleitman... |
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| Guelwaar Guelwaar Guelwaar is a 1993 French drama film written and directed by Ousmane Sembène. The film won The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal at the 49th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Marie Augustine Diatta... |
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| Mossane Mossane Mossane is a 1996 Senegalese drama film directed by Safi Faye. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival... |
Safi Faye Safi Faye Safi Faye is a Senegalese film director and ethnologist. She was the first Sub-Saharan African woman to direct a commercially distributed feature film. She has directed several documentary and fiction films focussing on rural life in Senegal.-Early life and education:Safi Faye was born in 1943 in... |
1996 | Screened at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival 1996 Cannes Film Festival -Jury:*Francis Ford Coppola *Nathalie Baye *Greta Scacchi, actrice *Michael Ballhaus *Henry Chapier *Atom Egoyan *Eiko Ishioka *Krzysztof Piesiewicz *Antonio Tabucchi... |
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| Faat Kiné Faat Kiné Faat Kiné is a 2000 Senegalese film written and directed by Ousmane Sembène, set in present-day Dakar, Senegal. It provides a critical look at modern, post-colonial Senegal and the place of women in that society... |
Ousmane Sembène Ousmane Sembène Ousmane Sembène , often credited in the French style as Sembène Ousmane in articles and reference works, was a Senegalese film director, producer and writer... |
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| Moolaadé Moolaadé Moolaadé is a 2004 film by the Senegalese writer and director Ousmane Sembène. It addresses the subject of female genital mutilation, a common practice in a number of African countries, especially those immediately south of the Sahara Desert... |
Ousmane Sembène Ousmane Sembène Ousmane Sembène , often credited in the French style as Sembène Ousmane in articles and reference works, was a Senegalese film director, producer and writer... |
2004 | Screened at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival 2004 Cannes Film Festival The 2004 Cannes Film Festival started on May 12 and ran until May 23. The Palme d'Or went to the American film Fahrenheit 9/11 by Michael Moore.-Jury:* Quentin Tarantino, President * Emmanuelle Béart * Edwidge Danticat * Tilda Swinton... |
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External links
- Senegalese film at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...