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1966 · 65 min · NR

Black Girl

Directed by Ousmane Sembène · Drama

Black Girl (1966) is a Drama film, directed by Ousmane Sembène set in Dakar and French Riviera during the 1960s. It runs 65 minutes and is rated NR.

Themes of freedom & oppression, isolation, and prejudice & racism play out through non linear / fractured timeline.

Cinematography
Christian Lacoste
Cast
Mbissine Thérèse DiopAnne-Marie JelinekRobert FontaineNar SeneIbrahima BoyBernard DelbardNicole DonatiRaymond Lemeri

The world of this film

Setting

Where
DakarFrench Riviera
Setting
UrbanCoastal Sea
When
1960s

Premise & themes

Themes
Freedom & OppressionIsolationPrejudice & Racism
Structure
Non Linear / Fractured Timeline
Tone
BleakMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist
Solo LeadFemale Led
Pacing
Measured
Dialogue
Sparse Quiet
Based on
Pure Fiction

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