Black Girl (La Noire de...)

(Monsieur), considering the ways in which they embody or subvert postcolonial, French archetypes, and then goes on to examine the technical aspects of Sembene's filmmaking, such as his innovative use of framing and aural composition. Finally, he traces the film's lasting influence on African cinema, from Sembène's own "Xala "(1975), to Safi Faye's "Mossane "(1996), Joseph Gaï Ramaka's "Karmen Geï "(2001), Jean-Pierre Bekolo's "Saignantes "(2005), and Mati Diop's "Atlantics "(2019). [Publisher's Text]