Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature
Abstract
If he is mobilized, enlisted in the corps of “Senegalese Riflemen” of the French army during the Second World War, the war inflicts a deep wound to Sembène Ousmane. This shocking and traumatic experience will tirelessly inspire his literary and cinematographic work. With his camera and his acerbic gaze, the Senegalese filmmaker will address the tragic fate of African soldiers and will restore the indelible imprint of war and colonialism on Africa in his films Niaye (1964), Emitaï (1971) and Camp de Thiaroye (1988).
Recommended Citation
Obono Ngou-Milama, Léthicia
(2023)
"Sembène Ousmane, un cinéaste en guerre,"
Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature: Vol. 100:
No.
1, Article 11.
Available at:
https://crossworks.holycross.edu/pf/vol100/iss1/11
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