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Tableau ferraille

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
Tableau Ferraille
Call Number: VHS00276
by Moussa Sene Absa; California Newsreel (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: French and Wolof with English subtitles
Publisher: San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, 1997.
Notes: Originally released in 1997 (89 mins.);
Summary: Tells the story of an idealistic young politician’s rise and fall. Daam, a well-intentioned but vacillating European-trained politician, must choose between two social paradigms exemplified by his two wives. The film offers a view of how modernization, as practiced in today’s Africa, corrodes traditional communities and retards grassroots development.
OCLC #: 38208060
Added: November 4, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection

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Jit

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
Jit
Call Number: VHS00275
by Dominic Makuvachuma; Sibongile Nene; Farai Sevenzo; Oliver Mtukudzi; Winnie Ndemera; Michael Raeburn; Rory Kilalea; Tobias Areketa; Film Africa.; Mukuvisi Films.;
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: [Chicago, IL] : Home Vision, 1993.
Notes: Originally released in 1992 (92 mins.);
Summary: The beat of jit-jive drives the story, set in Zimbabwe, of a fun-loving youth called UK, who is determined to win the heart of Sofi, a stately beauty closely guarded by her gangster boyfriend. UK’s efforts are both helped and hindered by Jukwa, a pesty ancestral spirit.
OCLC #: 31502052
Added: November 4, 2008
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Saaraba

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
Saaraba
Call Number: VHS00272
by Amadou Saalum Seck; Abdoul Aziz Diop; California Newsreel (Firm); Azanie Films.; Société nouvelle de promotion cinématographique.;
Format: VHS
Language: Wolof and French with English subtitles; Title and credits in German
Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : California Newsreel, 1988.
Notes: Originally released in 1988 (81 mins.);
Summary: A young man returns to his homeland after spending many years in Europe. He and his homeland have changed in the interval and he is caught between his simple upbringing, the Western influence he was exposed to, and the corruption existing around him.
OCLC #: 23137059
Added: November 4, 2008
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Le Fils de Caroline chérie

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
Caroline and the Rebels
Call Number: VHS00267
by Brigitte Bardot; Guy Casaril; Patty Shepard; Micheline Presle; Westlake Entertainment Group.;
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: Westlake Village, Calif. : Westlake Entertainment Group, ©1995.
Notes: Originally released in 1955 (97 mins.); Based on the novel by Cécil Saint-Laurent;
Summary: Bardot plays a young girl in a romantic action western with an ending of excitement and ever lasting love.
OCLC #: 50862033
Also: Edition also contains The Legend of Frenchie King (VHS00267)
Added: November 4, 2008
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Les Pétroleuses

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
The Legend of Frenchie King
Call Number: VHS00267
by Brigitte Bardot; Claudia Cardinale; Michael J Pollard; Christian-Jaque; Westlake Entertainment Group.;
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: Westlake Village, Calif. : Westlake Entertainment Group, ©1995.
Notes: Originally released in 1971 (95 mins.);
Summary: Super sex symbol Brigitte Bardot stars as Frenchie King, leader of an all-female outlaw gang.
OCLC #: 50862033
Also: Edition also contains Caroline and the Rebels (VHS00267)
Added: November 4, 2008
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Teen Kanya

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
Two Daughters
Call Number: VHS00265
by Satyajit Ray; Rabindranath Tagore; Anil Chatterji; Aparna Sen; Chandana Bannerji; Soumitra Chatterji; Janus Films.; Embassy Home Entertainment (Firm); Chhayabani Private, Ltd.;
Format: VHS
Language: Bengali with English subtitles
Publisher: Los Angeles, Calif. : Embassy Home Entertainment, ©1987.
Notes: Originally released in 1961 (115 mins.); Based on two stories by Rabindranath Tagore;
Summary: Two stories “The Postmaster” and “The Conclusion” express the hungers, pains and joys of youth in terms of compassionate understanding and truth.
OCLC #: 16988575
Added: November 4, 2008
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Pièces d'identités

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
Identity Pieces
Call Number: VHS00264
by Ngangura Mweze.; California Newsreel (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: French with English subtitles
Publisher: San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, 1998.
Notes: Originally released in 1998 (93 mins.);
Summary: A Congolese king searches for his daughter in Brussels where for a time he loses his royal fetishes, his identity, but finds a friend, a local cabdriver with a secret identity. With his help and a chain of coincidence (it must be destined), Mani Kongo is reunited with his daughter and his regalia and returns to Africa with a circle of friends.
OCLC #: 48443900
Added: November 4, 2008
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La Tête dans les nuages

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
La Tête dans les nuages
Call Number: VHS00263
by Jean-Marie Téno; Ben’s Belinga; Olivier Pessina; Bonaventure Takoukam; Roland Kepseu; Emmanuel Chediou; Henriette Fenda; Alain Eock; Jocelyne Ruiz; Stéphane Foucault; Carole Ferrand;
Format: VHS
Language: French with English subtitles  
Publisher: [San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, 1999]
Notes: Originally released in 1999 (61 mins.);
Summary: examines the impact of an unaccountable government and economic mismanagement on the people of Yaoundé.
OCLC #: 43405387
Also: Edition also contains the feature: Chef! (VHS00263)
Added: November 4, 2008
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Chef!

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
Chief!
Call Number: VHS00263
by Jean-Marie Téno; Christiane Badgley; Brice Wassy;
Format: VHS
Language: French with English subtitles  
Publisher: [San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, 1999]
Notes: Originally released in 1999 (61 mins.);
Summary: In “Chef!”, the director visits his ancestral village in western Cameroon to film the dedication of a monument to his relative, the local king, when he realizes that the celebration is also for President Paul Biya and his party. The film then explores, through interviews, the problems of one-man rule, from the village to the city, focussing on a variety of human rights issues.
OCLC #: 43405387
Also: Edition also contains the feature: La Tete Dans Les Nuages (VHS00263)
Added: November 4, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection

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Flame

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
Flame
Call Number: VHS00262
by Ingrid Sinclair; Barbara Jago; Philip Roberts; Simon Bright; Joel Phiri; Marian Kunonga; Ulla Mahaka; João Costa; Elisabeth Moulinier; Black & White Film Company.; JBA production.; Onland Productions.; California Newsreel (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: San Francisco : California Newsreel, [1996]
Notes: Originally released in 1996 (87mins.);
Summary: Dramatization of the role of women fighters in the Zimbabwean liberation struggle, and of the abuses committed against women and peasants in the military and in Zimbabwean society at large.
OCLC #: 39491396
Added: November 4, 2008
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