N: The Madness of Reason

Mar 26 2015 N/A 1h 42m
Documentary

N recounts the story of the Frenchman Raymond Borremans, who left Europe for Africa in the mid-20th-century. He devoted his life to the creation of the first encyclopaedia of this other world, dreaming of eternal recognition. He died, however, having only reached the letter N. With his encyclopaedia incomplete, his restless spirit drifts around West Africa, caught between life and death, past and present. This is the story of how he tries to complete his unfinished task from beyond death. N is both visually and musically a truly striking film. It is a multi-layered audio-visual symphony of great narrative richness. Hovering between dream and reality, this magical film plays on the confrontation between the Western mind and African spirituality.

Plot

A French encyclopaedist tries to complete his life's work from beyond death. N is a story of an unusual obsession. Hovering between dream and reality, this magical film plays on the confrontation between the Western mind and African spirituality.

Written by

Peter Krüger, Ben Okri

Directed by

Peter Krüger

Cast

Fatoumata Diawara, Hamadoun Kassogué, Michael Lonsdale

Crew

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Languages

Français

Awards

3 wins

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114
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
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NA
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