La réception du film de Mamady Sidibé, lnspecteur Sori - Le mamba, de l'enquête au cliché

Authors

Franck Mbadinga, Université Paris III

Abstract

This reflection shall use Mamady Sidibe's film lnspecteur Sori- Le mamba to question the characteristics of critical reception theories. It takes into account the orientation that the audience may assign to a broadcast film depending on how receptive it is to the film. By distinguishing two types of spectators (model and not), it also connects itself with Umberto Eco's reflections on the reader/spectator. From these reflections, it turns out that the horizons of expectations arising from a visual piece are consubstantial with hermeneutics that question the origins of the piece, not the piece itself. In other words, the film puts forward a fact of life in Gabonese society, whose understanding depends on how receptive a given spectator is. Aiming to denounce how common crime has become in Gabon, the sequences of this detective film explain the inner workings of criminal practices and the difficulties that may be encountered by investigators throughout their work.

Recommended Citation

Mbadinga, Franck (2020) "La réception du film de Mamady Sidibé, lnspecteur Sori - Le mamba, de l'enquête au cliché," Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature: Vol. 95: No. 1, Article 11.
Available at: https://crossworks.holycross.edu/pf/vol95/iss1/11