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Mory, a cowherd, and Anta, a university student, try to make money in order to go to Paris and leave their boring past behind.Mory, a cowherd, and Anta, a university student, try to make money in order to go to Paris and leave their boring past behind.Mory, a cowherd, and Anta, a university student, try to make money in order to go to Paris and leave their boring past behind.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination
Myriam Niang
- Anta
- (as Mareme Niang)
Josephine Baker
- Joséphine Baker
- (voice)
- (as Joséphine Baker)
- Director
- Writer
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- TriviaThis film is believed to be Africa's first avant-garde film, although Oh, Sun (1970) could also make this claim.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Twenty Years of African Cinema (1983)
- SoundtracksParis, Paris, Paris
(Madrid) (uncredited)
Music by Agustín Lara
Spanish lyrics by Agustín Lara
French lyrics by Georges Tabet
Performed by Josephine Baker
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Unique landmark African film
Two young people attempt to escape the poverty of their native Senegal and move to Paris. They raise some funds by committing petty crimes.
Touki Bouki is a very distinctive film that's for sure. The African continent hasn't been renowned for producing a great deal of important movies but this one certainly qualifies as such. It has a pretty basic story-line but it's not a plot-driven affair at all really. In actual fact it is quite experimental in approach much of the time and seems to have been influenced by the European New Wave films quite a bit. But what gives it its edge is that within that it is very specifically Senegalese. It's not often we see much from this part of the world represented in cinema, especially not from over forty years ago and certainly rarely from actual Senegalese film-makers. It's this Senegalese colour and authenticity, combined with the bold experimental cinematic presentation that makes this one very much stand out. In truth, I don't think I fully appreciated all its nuances on first viewing and would certainly like to return to it sometime in the future. Be warned though, it does contain some pretty brutal scenes of animal slaughter which make for difficult viewing. All-in-all though, this unusual film has a great deal of character and its strong sense of location makes for fascinating viewing.
Touki Bouki is a very distinctive film that's for sure. The African continent hasn't been renowned for producing a great deal of important movies but this one certainly qualifies as such. It has a pretty basic story-line but it's not a plot-driven affair at all really. In actual fact it is quite experimental in approach much of the time and seems to have been influenced by the European New Wave films quite a bit. But what gives it its edge is that within that it is very specifically Senegalese. It's not often we see much from this part of the world represented in cinema, especially not from over forty years ago and certainly rarely from actual Senegalese film-makers. It's this Senegalese colour and authenticity, combined with the bold experimental cinematic presentation that makes this one very much stand out. In truth, I don't think I fully appreciated all its nuances on first viewing and would certainly like to return to it sometime in the future. Be warned though, it does contain some pretty brutal scenes of animal slaughter which make for difficult viewing. All-in-all though, this unusual film has a great deal of character and its strong sense of location makes for fascinating viewing.
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- Journey of the Hyena
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- Gross worldwide
- $180
- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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