Soleil ô
A furious cry of resistance against racist oppression and a revolutionary landmark of political cinema, this feature debut from Mauritanian director Med Hondo is a bitterly funny, dazzlingly experimental attack on capitalism and the legacy of colonialism. SOLEIL Ô follows a starry-eyed immigrant as...
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | French Arabic English |
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[New York, N.Y.] :
The Criterion Collection,
[2020]
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| Online Access: | Streaming video (Emerson users only) |
| Summary: | A furious cry of resistance against racist oppression and a revolutionary landmark of political cinema, this feature debut from Mauritanian director Med Hondo is a bitterly funny, dazzlingly experimental attack on capitalism and the legacy of colonialism. SOLEIL Ô follows a starry-eyed immigrant as he leaves West Africa and journeys to Paris in search of a job, a community, and intellectual engagement--but soon discovers a hostile society where his very presence engenders fear and resentment. With this freewheeling masterpiece, Hondo crafts a shattering vision of awakening Black consciousness. |
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| Item Description: | Title from title frames. Originally released as a motion picture in 1969. This version produced and distributed by The Criterion Collection. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (streaming video file) (104 minutes): .flv file, sound, black and white |
| Production Credits: | Photography, François Catonne, Jean Claude Rahaga ; editor, Michèle Masnier, Clément Menuet ; music, Georges Anderson. |