Touki Bouki Djibril Diop Mambéty [videorecording]=

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Djibril Diop Mambéty

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TextLanguage: Wolof Summary language: English Original language: Wolof Subtitle language: English Series: The Criterion Collection ; vol. 685 | Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project ; vol. 1Publication details: Senegal Cinegrit Studio Kankourama 1973Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 89 min.) sound, color. 4 3/4 inLOC classification:

PN1997 .T685 1973

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This film is part of Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project Vol. 1.

Summary: From case cover: With a stunning mix of the surreal and the naturalistic, Djibril Diop Mambéty paints a vivid, fractured portrait of Senegal in the early 1970s. In this French New Wave-influenced fantasy-drama, two young lovers long to leave Dakar for the glamour and comforts of France, but their escape plan is beset by complications both concrete and mystical. Characterized by dazzling imagery and music, the alternately manic and meditative "Touki Bouki" is widely considered one of the most important African films ever made.

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Contains the following:
- Main features: "Touki Bouki" (1973).
- Interview with filmmaker Abderrahmane Sissako.
- New English language subtitle translations.

From case cover:
With a stunning mix of the surreal and the naturalistic, Djibril Diop Mambéty paints a vivid, fractured portrait of Senegal in the early 1970s. In this French New Wave-influenced fantasy-drama, two young lovers long to leave Dakar for the glamour and comforts of France, but their escape plan is beset by complications both concrete and mystical. Characterized by dazzling imagery and music, the alternately manic and meditative "Touki Bouki" is widely considered one of the most important African films ever made.

DVD video; Dolby Digital 2.0; monaural; NTSC; Region 1; 1.37:1 as 16:9 widescreen.

Blu-ray video; Dolby Digital 2.0; monaural; 1080p; Region A; 1.37:1 as 16:9 widescreen.

Wolof audio with English subtitles.

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