1966 · 65 min · NR

Black Girl

Name: Black Girl
Genre: Drama
Released: 1966
Duration: 65 min
Cast: Mbissine Thérèse Diop, Anne-Marie Jelinek, Robert Fontaine, Nar Sene, Ibrahima Boy

Directed by Ousmane Sembène · Drama

Black Girl (1966) is a Drama film, directed by Ousmane Sembène set in Dakar and France during the 1960s. It runs 65 minutes and is rated NR.

Themes of isolation, class conflict, and identity play out through non linear / fractured timeline.

Cinematography

Christian Lacoste

Cast

Mbissine Thérèse DiopAnne-Marie JelinekRobert FontaineNar SeneIbrahima BoyBernard DelbardNicole DonatiRaymond Lemeri

The world of this film

Setting

Where

DakarFrance

Setting

Urban

When

1960s

Premise & themes

Themes

IsolationClass ConflictIdentity

Structure

Non Linear / Fractured Timeline

Tone

BleakMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadFemale Led

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Pure Fiction

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Premise & themes

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