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Craig J. Clark's avatar

I’m glad the Sight and Sound poll (and this feature) gave me the push to finally sit down and watch this stunning film. I, too, remember Ebert’s championing of Moolaadé when it came out and will likewise be seeing it and Sembène’s other films.

As for this one, one part that struck me was when the wife browbeats her husband about his drinking and he skulks off to the bedroom to rifle through his porn. Clearly, nothing he does satisfies her, either.

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James Connon's avatar

Such a great movie. Can’t pretend I’m an expert on Senegalese film but man that country seems to have such a rich output. Also love how every film partially set in Dakar has such an interesting relationship (plot-wise and visual-wise) to the sea. I’m thinking of course about Black Girl, Touki Bouki, and the recent Atlantics.

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