Afrique-sur-Seine

Afrique-sur-Seine is a French film produced by Jacques Mélo Kane, Mamadou Sarr and Paulin Soumanou Vieyra in 1955.

One of the first short features produced by Africans, filmed in Paris in 1955, it has been called the beginning of African cinema.[1]

Synopsis

Denied the authorisation he needed to film in Sénégal under the Laval Decree,[2] Viera decided to film his first short feature in Paris.[3] The film recounts the life of African students in Paris, their encounters and the nostalgia they felt far from their native land.[4]

Credits

  • Title : Afrique-sur-Seine
  • Production : Jacques Mélo Kane, Mamadou Sarr, Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
  • Screenplay : Mamadou Sarr
  • Montage : Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
  • Country of origin of producers : Bénin, France, French Guiana, Sénégal
  • Production : Groupe africain de cinéma
  • Language : French
  • Format : 16 mm, black and white
  • Genre : fiction
  • Length : 21 minutes

Distribution

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ Les Cahiers du Cinéma. "Afrique-sur-Seine". Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  2. ^ Cecilia Cenciarelli (2017). "AFRIQUE SUR SEINE: Paulin Soumanou Vieyra, Mamadou Sarr". Il Cinema Ritrovato.
  3. ^ Julien Farenc. "À la découverte des territoires du cinéma africain - BnF pour tous - BnF". Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Afrique sur Seine". Retrieved 28 May 2013.


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