Mambéty

Mambéty

2002
28m
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Overview

Senegalese director Djibril Diop Mambéty, one of the greatest figures in all of African film, died in 1998. In this behind-the-scenes documentary, shot during the making of his final work, The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun / La petite vendeuse de soleil, Mambéty speaks with his technicians, prepares the actors, talks with his young star, and, in voiceover, shares his thoughts on cinema and life.Mambéty doesn't differ significantly from the stock "behind-the-scenes" documentaries that adorn most DVDs nowadays, except that Mambéty's films have scenes you actually want to be taken behind. Because of the kind of attention that gets paid to African cinema, there's an initial intrigue to Mambéty, but that interest is sustained by Mambéty's own lyrical insights into his aesthetics.

Status: Released

Language: WO

Production Information

Production Countries
Senegal
Spoken Languages
Wolof

Quick Facts

Release Date March 4, 2002
Status Released
Language WO

Cast

Djibril Diop Mambéty
Djibril Diop Mambéty

Self

Key Crew

Papa Madièye Mbaye
Director