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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Girl_(1966_film)
    Black Girl (1966 film) - Wikipedia
    Content ratingNot Rated
    GenreDrama
    Directed byOusmane Sembene
    Produced byAndré Zwobada
    Plot

    The plot continually shifts back and forth between Diouana's present life in France, where she works as a domestic servant, and flashbacks to her previous life in Senegal.
    In the flash… See more

    Cast

    • Mbissine Thérèse Diop as Gomis Diouana
    • Anne-Marie Jelinek as Madame
    • Robert Fontaine as Monsieur
    • Momar Nar Sene as Diouana's boyfriend… See more

    Themes

    This film addresses the effects of colonialism and racism in Africa and Europe. These themes are highlighted through the recurring appearance of an African mask that Diouana gives to her employers … See more

    Significance

    In his 1997 book Movies as Politics, Jonathan Rosenbaum argues that Black Girl is the symbolic genesis of sub-Saharan African filmmaking, at least to the extent that its authorship belonged to a born-and-bred African. … See more

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