Three Tales from Senegal
November 10, 2008Three Tales from Senegal Including: Le Franc; Picc Mi; and Fary l’Anesse
Call Number: VHS00334
by Madieye Massamba Dieye; Aminie Fall; Djibril Diop Mambéty; Mansour Sora Wade; California Newsreel (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: Wolof with English subtitles
Publisher: San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel [distributor], [1994]
Notes: Le Franc released in 1994 (45 mins.); Picc Mi released in 1992 (20 mins.); Fary L’Anesse released in 1990 (17 mins.);
Summary: Three Senegalese short films that adapt the ancient African art of storytelling to the modern medium of film. Le franc is a parable about the plight of everyday Africans buffeted by the changing winds of the international monetary system. Picc mi is a story of two destitute boys who escape the predatory demands of adults to spend one day of freedom together. Fary l’anesse is a tale of a man led into folly by his pursuit of the perfect woman; when he thinks he has finally found her, she turns out to be a donkey.
OCLC #: 36785248
Added: November 10, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
