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Reviews of Mandabi, Running Against the Wind, Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie’s Dead Aunt), 69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez and Nobody
Mandabi
MATTHEW HAWKINS rakes through un-fancy words and flair-free summaries to find who and what might be flamboyant
PETER MASON is exhilarated by an exciting, well-considered and historically minded tribute to the great Trinidadian instrument
Reducing historical lives to ‘male’ and ‘female’ roles, we lose the nuance of those lives and a clearer understanding of past societies, suggests CLAIRE ISABELLA GILMOUR
CHRIS SEARLE relishes the genius of pianist Alexander Hawkins, his many ensembles, and his new album
Mandabi (PG)
Directed by Ousmane Sembene
★★★
HAILED as the “father of African cinema,” Ousmane Sembene’s trailblazing 1968 Mandabi (“money order”) has been painstakingly restored in 4K resolution and is being released for the first time in Britain.
The first ever film to have been made in an African language (Wolof) it is a sharp and poignant satire on post independence and the lasting effects of colonialism on African nations.
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