Rotten
The weakness of Black Girl is in its slow, journeyman style; one feels that Sembene learned filmmaking by making this film.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Overview
Eager to find a better life abroad, a Senegalese woman becomes a mere governess to a family in southern France, suffering from discrimination and marginalization.
Director and cast
- Ousmane Sembène Director
- Mbissine Thérèse Diop as Diouana
- Ousmane Sembène as Teacher (uncredited)
- Anne-Marie Jelinek as Madame
- Robert Fontaine as Monsieur
- Sophie Leclerc as Madame (voice)
- Nar Sene as Diouana's Boyfriend
- Ibrahima Boy as Boy with Mask
- Bernard Delbard as Young Male Guest
- Nicole Donati as Young Female Guest
- Raymond Lemeri as Old Male Guest
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
94%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Mr. Sembene makes his point neatly and dramatically.
A.H. Weiler, New York Times
Fresh
Sembene keeps his metaphors under control, and the result is a message movie with an unusual depth of characterization.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
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