IMDb RATING
7.4/10
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A black girl from Senegal becomes a servant in France.A black girl from Senegal becomes a servant in France.A black girl from Senegal becomes a servant in France.
- Awards
- 2 wins
Anne-Marie Jelinek
- Madame
- (as Anne-Marie Jelinck)
Raymond Lemeri
- Old Male Guest
- (as Raymond Lemery)
Suzanne Lemeri
- Old Female Guest
- (as Suzanne Lemery)
Toto Bissainthe
- Diouana
- (voice)
Robert Marcy
- Monsieur
- (voice)
Sophie Leclair
- Madame
- (voice)
- (as Sophie Leclerc)
Ousmane Sembene
- The Teacher
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis is believed to be the first feature film made by a black African in sub-Saharan Africa.
- GoofsWhen Diouana goes to bed, she is wearing her wig. When wakes up, she is in curlers.
- Quotes
Diouana: Never again will the mistress scold me. Never again will she say: "Diouana make coffee." Never again: "Diouana, make rice." Never again: "Diouana, take off your shoes." Never again: "Diouana, wash this shirt." Never again: "Diouana, you're lazy." Never will I be a slave. I did not come here for the apron or the money. Never will she see me again. Never will she scold me again. Never again Diouana. Never will I see them again.
- Alternate versionsA 70 min. version includes a color sequence. It was cut to adjust to the length requirements of the French producers.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Twenty Years of African Cinema (1983)
Featured review
On the injustices one culture can do to another. The film is about an African woman who gets a job with a white family and agrees to follow them back to France, only to be disenheartened in the end. While, the production values were not great, the messages of this film are stronger than most major US motion pictures. The characters (especially the French) do seem to be a bit shallow, and don't have much depth to them. Yet, the theme of loneliness from displacement and cultural injustice ring powerfully loud in the end. An 8 out of 10.
- buckleym-1
- Nov 17, 2001
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- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Die Schwarze aus Dakar
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 5 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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