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Black Girl (1966)

NR Mar 17, 1966 Drama 1h 5m
73%
User Score
7.4/10
94%
72/100

Overview

Eager to find a better life abroad, a Senegalese woman becomes a mere governess to a family in southern France, suffering from discrimination and marginalization.

Ousmane Sembène
Writer

Top Billed Cast

Mbissine Thérèse Diop
Mbissine Thérèse Diop

Diouana
Anne-Marie Jelinek
Anne-Marie Jelinek

Madame
Robert Fontaine
Robert Fontaine

Monsieur
Nar Sene
Nar Sene

Diouana's Boyfriend
Ibrahima Boy
Ibrahima Boy

Boy with Mask
Bernard Delbard
Bernard Delbard

Young Male Guest
Nicole Donati
Nicole Donati

Young Female Guest
Raymond Lemeri
Raymond Lemeri

Old Male Guest
Suzanne Lemeri
Suzanne Lemeri

Old Female Guest

Full Cast & Crew

Media

The Enduring Beauty of Ousmane Sembène's BLACK GIRL | On Film | TIFF 2023
The Enduring Beauty of Ousmane Sembène's BLACK GIRL | On Film | TIFF 2023
Featurette
BLACK GIRL Trailer [1966] 4K
BLACK GIRL Trailer [1966] 4K
Trailer
Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer
Janus Films - Black Girl - Trailer
Janus Films - Black Girl - Trailer
Trailer
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Reviews

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A review by CRCulver
Written on June 8, 2019

In 1966, Senegalese author Ousmane Sembene was among the first Black Africans to shoot a feature film with <i>La Noire de...</i> ("Black Girl"). It deals with the plight of Diouana (Mbissine Thérèse Diop), a Senegalese girl who is hired on as a nanny by a French expat family in Dakar. Initially she is elated to have work, and moreover, work for the country's white elites. After the family returns to France and takes Diouana with her, she finds herself nearly a prisoner, as what should have been an ordinary job with some dignity to it becomes menial drudgery far beyond the initial agreement.

Though the plot is a straightforward drama, Sembene also lends the film a metaphoric dimension to confront the enduring legacy of colonialism in the newly independent Senegal, the desire of some Af...

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