Whilst our screening was rudely interrupted by hardware failure, I hope those that came got enough of a taste of this great film to pass comment on it. For all the clunky acting, loss of focus and inability to edit concisely, this is (I think) a great film. What do you think> 

Ricky
4/5/2009 11:24:00 am

Why scott, why!!

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Scott
4/8/2009 10:59:27 am

A bunch of reasons, young jedi. First of all - how many films from Senegal will we ever get to see? Not many - if any (ahem).

Second - despite the fact that our screening finished earlier than anticipated - I hope you could see that it is a great story, even if the crafting of that story is a little clunky by today's standards.

Finally - I love the fact that Sembene isn't playing favourites; everybody is guilty or responsible in some way - everybody is using everybody else, picking the bits of the various traditions (old and new, local and imported) to suit themselves.

That's what I think. Clearly you didn't think so.

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Romain
4/9/2009 02:10:01 pm

I was enjoying it. Now comes the arduous task of tracking it down in order to see the rest...

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Scott
4/9/2009 02:57:50 pm

I've ordered another copy of Xala through the library. When it arrives, we'll have a special screening to see the second half. I've also ordered Sembene's most recent film (Moolaadé (2004)), but this is a little less jolly, given its central concern (which I'll leave you to find).

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Ricky
4/19/2009 11:56:16 am

he he.. i was actually talking about the screening technical prob, but ok..
by the way i have 2046 and persepolis if you want me to bring it in.. persepolis is so sad i almost cried... makes me feel very fortunate... and yes i like the dots.

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Scott
4/20/2009 06:20:49 pm

Ok - king of ellipses: I'd love to see Persepolis. Thank you.

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