La Vie Est Belle
November 10, 2008Life is Rosy
Call Number: VHS00320
by Papa Wemba.; Ngangura Mweze.; Benoit Lamy; Lamy Films.; Stephan Films.; Sol’Oeil Films.; California Newsreel (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: French with English subtitles
Publisher: San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, ©1987.
Notes: Originally released in 1987 (83 mins.);
Summary: La Vie est belle tells the rags to riches story of Kourou, a poor rural musician who realizes that to succeed in today’s music world he must go to the city and break into radio and television. In Kinshasa he uses his wit and talent to win a beautiful wife, trick his greedy boss and succeed in singing his “theme song” on national television. Although the film is primarily entertainment, it reveals much about class divisions, male-female relations, the desires of the urban poor, and the economic and social problems confronting rural immigrants to the cities of Zaire.
OCLC #: 23358912
Added: November 10, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
