Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature
Abstract
Ousmane Sembène is one of the French-speaking South Saharan African directors who has been the most prolific, but also, with Idrissa Ouédraogo, the one who has been the most broadcast in French cinemas during his lifetime. Although many of his films were favorably received by critics, they met with very little enthusiasm among French viewers, its recognition by certain cinematic circles and its aesthetic aura being thus incomparable with its commercial success. The analysis points to Ousmane Sembène’s real strategy, which adopted a strategy of international recognition by festivals, not by foreign audiences.
Recommended Citation
Forest, Claude
(2023)
"La diffusion en France des longs métrages d’Ousmane Sembène,"
Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature: Vol. 100:
No.
1, Article 8.
Available at:
https://crossworks.holycross.edu/pf/vol100/iss1/8
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