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I saw this film on Sinister Cinema's YT channel. It's a beautifully photographed and moody story about the repercussions of knowing the date òf your death. Look for co-star Roger Blin in Cocteau films, and Madeline Solonge co-starred again w/ von Stroheim in 1946's La Folie aux Chimeres, playing his love interest instead of his daughter! Co-written by Georges Simenon.

It was a joy to watch this outstanding film on the life of street children in Senegal. There was some sadness, but the story of determination of the small newspaper-seller was so profound. Lissa Baldera is an outstanding young actress (sadly, it was her only film to date). The fact that there was so sentimentalization by the director of these children's lives made that film that much more profound. Highly recommended.