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Sunday, May 4, 1997
Tableau Ferraille
A political corruption story in the uncustomary setting of a poor Senegalese fishing village, Tableau Ferraille looks at changing values in an Africa plagued by ingrained social problems and the conflict between modernization and cultural traditions. Director Moussa Sene Absa's light, often humorous style, plus vibrant production values and a soundtrack to delight African music lovers, brings us the story of politician Daam and his two wives-Gagnesiri, who is supportive, loving, and sterile, and Kine, who is disloyal, ambitious, and productive-and the conflict that results when Kine interferes with her husband's politics for her own advancement. With short: Puk Nini (Fanta Régina Nacro, Burkina Faso, 1995): When the husband in a bourgeois couple thinks consumerism includes taking a mistress, the wife takes exquisite revenge. (30 mins)
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