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M’bissine Thérèse Diop, Anne-Marie Jelinek, Robert Fontaine. A young Senegalese maid moves to France, where her new job in the estate of wealthy French colonialists traps her in a life not her own. Inclues restored audio and image, short film Borom Sarret (1963) by director Ousmane Sembène, interviews with scholars Manthia Diawara and Samba Gadjigo and actress M’bissine Thérèse Diop, documentary about the director, original trailer, new subtitle translation and essay by critic Ashley Clark. In French with English subtitles. Directed by Ousmane Sembène. 1966/b&w/59 min/NR/fullscreen.
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed
Product Details
Actors: M'Bissine Thérèse Diop
Directors: Ousmane Sembène
Format: Restored, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: French
Subtitles: English
Number of discs: 1
Rated:
NC-17
Adults Only
Studio: Criterion Collection
DVD Release Date: January 24, 2017
Run Time: 59 minutes
Special Features
New 4k Digital Restoration, undertaken by The Film Foundation's World Cinema Project in collaboration with the Cineteca di Bologna, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack; 4k restoration of the short film Borom Sarret, Director Ousmane Sembène's acclaimed 1963 debut; New interview with scholars Manthia Diawara and Samba Gadjigo; Excerpt from a 1966 broadcast of JT de 20h, featuring Sembène discussing his win of the Prix Jean Vigo for Black Girl; New Interview with actor M'Bissine Thérèse Diop; Sembène The Making of African Cinema, a 1994 documentary about the filmmaker by Diawara and Ngügï wa Thiong'o; Alternate color sequence; Trailer; New English subtitle translation ; Plus: An essay by critic Ashley Clark
Cast & Crew
Therese N'Bissine Diop Diouana
Anne-Marie Jelinek Madame
Momar Nar Sene Actor
Robert L. Fontaine Monsieur
Technical Credits
Ousmane Sembene Director,Screenwriter
André Gaudier Editor
Christian Lacoste Cinematographer
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