Yeelen Brightness Souleymane Cissé [videorecording]=

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Souleymane Cissé

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TextLanguage: Bambara Summary language: English Original language: Bambara Subtitle language: English Publication details: Mali Burkina Faso France West Germany Japan Burkina Faso Ministry of Life and Culture Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) Ministère de la Culture de la Republique Française 1987Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 105 min.) sound, color. 4 3/4 inOther title:

Brightness

Uniform titles:

Brightness

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PN1997 .Y445 1987

Summary: From case cover: Souleymane Cissé is one of Africaś leading directors. he was born in 1940 in Bamako, the capital of Mali, where he now lives. After studying filmmaking in Moscow in the 1960s, he returned to Bamako where he began directing short and eventually feature films. Overcoming the difficulties of finance and distribution that plague African Cinema, Cissé's work has been widely seen and acclaimed in Europe and the United States. Souleymane Cissé's cinematic vision encompasses both the historical and traditional culture of Africa (specifically the Bambara legends of Mali) and the political and social tensions of modern society. While widely regarded as one the pioneers of African Cinema, Cissé's work has been largely unavailable on video in the United States. This adaptation of an ancient oral legend from Mali is one the most acclaimed and widely seen African films ever made. An Oedipal story mixed with magic, YEELEN is as visually stunning as anything from Hollywood. Set in the powerful Mali Empire of the 13th century, YEELEN tells of the journey or Niankoro, a young warrior who must confront an evil sorcerer who is also his father. Niankoro uses his own magical powers to battle his father. The film follows him on his quest across arid Bambara, Fulani and Dogan lands and explores a cross-section of West African cultures and folklore. Cissé's extraordinary use of landscape and light produces a unique and striking cinematic style.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
DVD - Video	SILC Learning Support Services DH132-DVD-E: DVD Cabinet E	PN1997 .Y445 1987	Available	Bambara with English subtitles.		002114

From case cover:
Souleymane Cissé is one of Africaś leading directors. he was born in 1940 in Bamako, the capital of Mali, where he now lives. After studying filmmaking in Moscow in the 1960s, he returned to Bamako where he began directing short and eventually feature films. Overcoming the difficulties of finance and distribution that plague African Cinema, Cissé's work has been widely seen and acclaimed in Europe and the United States.

Souleymane Cissé's cinematic vision encompasses both the historical and traditional culture of Africa (specifically the Bambara legends of Mali) and the political and social tensions of modern society. While widely regarded as one the pioneers of African Cinema, Cissé's work has been largely unavailable on video in the United States.

This adaptation of an ancient oral legend from Mali is one the most acclaimed and widely seen African films ever made. An Oedipal story mixed with magic, YEELEN is as visually stunning as anything from Hollywood.

Set in the powerful Mali Empire of the 13th century, YEELEN tells of the journey or Niankoro, a young warrior who must confront an evil sorcerer who is also his father. Niankoro uses his own magical powers to battle his father. The film follows him on his quest across arid Bambara, Fulani and Dogan lands and explores a cross-section of West African cultures and folklore. Cissé's extraordinary use of landscape and light produces a unique and striking cinematic style.

DVD video; Dolby Digital 2.0; monaural; NTSC; Region 1-6; 1:1.85 as anamorphic 16:9 widescreen.

Bambara with English subtitles.

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