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On the dune of solitude

  • Sur la dune de la solitude
Genre : Fantasy
Type : Fiction
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 1964
Format : Mid-length
Running time : 32 (in minutes)

Suggested by Mama Watta, a legendary water goddess who seduces men into captivity, the film depicts the symbolic encounter of a man and a woman one night on the beach. The two share dreams on the sand but with daylight comes disorientation and death.

A film by Timité BASSORI

Ivory Coast, 1964, Experimental short film, 32 mins, fantastic, French

starring Elise Touré, Julien Keita, Brahima Kouyaté, Emmanuel Daima (aka Emmanuel Diaman)

Directed by Bassori Timite

Alternative title: ON THE BANK OF SOLITUDE

Country: Ivory Coast
Year: 1964
Runtime: 32 min
Language: French

Director / Réalisateur : Timité BASSORI
Photography / Image : Ivon BAGUINOF
Editing / Montage : Guy FERRANT

CAST (in credits order)
Elise Touré
Julien Keita
Brahima Kouyaté
Emmanuel Daima (aka Emmanuel Diaman)


2010 | 39th International Film Festival of Rotterdam (IFFR 2010) | Rotterdam, Pays-Bas | 27 January - 07 Feb 2010
* Selection: Signals - Where Is Africa (Rétrospective du cinéma africain novateur)

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NL

Losjes gebaseerd op Mama Watta, een legendarische watergodin die mannen in gevangenschap lokt, verbeeldt de film de symbolische ontmoeting tussen een man en een vrouw,'s nachts op het strand. In het zand delen ze hun dromen, maar de dageraad brengt ontreddering en de dood.

van Timité BASSORI

Productiejaar: 1964
Lengte: 32 mins
Taal: W&B


2010 | 39th International Film Festival of Rotterdam (IFFR 2010) | Rotterdam, Pays-Bas | 27 January - 07 Feb 2010
* Onderdeel van: WA (Signals - Where Is Africa)
https://iffr.com/nl/2010/films/sur-la-dune-de-la-solitude

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