An opera of the world / produced by Maumau / Lumiar Cité; in coproduction with Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development, ZDF/3sat, documenta 14; directed by Manthia Diawara.

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Manthia Diawara's film is based on the African opera Bintou Were, a Sahel Opera, which recounts an eternal migration drama. The opera, filmed on location in Bamako, in 2007, serves as a mirror for Diawara to build an aesthetic and reflexive story, through song and dance, about the current and yet ti...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Third World Newsreel (Firm) (Film distributor)
Other Authors: Bock, Jürgen (Producer)
Diawara, Manthia, 1953- (Director)
Language:English
French
Language and/or Writing System:
In English and French, with opera excerpts in multiple West African languages. Subtitles in English.
Published: New York : Third World Newsreel (TWN), 2017.
Subjects:
Bintou Were.
Africa > In opera.
Africa > Emigration and immigration > Songs and music.
Europe > Emigration and immigration > Songs and music.
Feature films.
Documentary films.
Genre:
Songs and music.
Feature films.
Documentary films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (70 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
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An opera of the world

Published: Third World Newsreel (TWN), 2017
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (70 min.)) : sound, color.
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