Et la lumière fut

Nov 24 1989 N/A 1h 45m
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Events in an idyllic African village are shown in detail in the period just before logging trucks come in and cut down the forest around the villagers, forcing them to move into the wretched shantytowns that surround major cities throughout the undeveloped world. Despite the familiar premise, this surprisingly unsentimental film by Georgian director Otar Ioselliani has several things going for it, beginning with the cinematography and including the natural and unaffected (non-professional) performances of the villagers.

Plot

The film depicts daily life in an Senegalian village. The people sleep, eat, make love, pray for rain, et cetera, while civilization, by way of timber trucks and tree fellers, is slowly encroaching.

Written by

Otar Iosseliani

Directed by

Otar Iosseliani

Cast

Sigalon Sagna, Saly Badji, Binta Cissé

Crew

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Production Countries

Italy, France, Germany

Production Companies

CNC, Les Films du Triangle, Direkt-Film, Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, La Sept

Languages

Français

Awards

2 wins & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
412
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA