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Africa on the Seine

1955·Documentary·22m
7.0
★
This film is widely regarded as the first film made by an African south of the Sahara. Labelled an “ethnological documentary in reverse,” it shows 1950s Paris from the cinematic perspective of a group of African immigrants. (Mubi)
Directed by Paulin Soumanou Vieyra and Mamadou Sarr
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Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
Marpessa Dawn
Marpessa Dawn

Crew

Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
Director
Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
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Alice Bédard
5.2★ · 11/13/24
Africa on the Seine
Kind of interesting as a historical document, kind of boring as anything more than that.
Kind of interesting as a historical document, kind of boring as anything more than that.
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Lelet
Lelet
Africa on the Seine
Je ne parle pas français
Je ne parle pas français
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Justine
Justine
Africa on the Seine
That man be like 😀
That man be like 😀
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RACLETTE
RACLETTE
5.0★ · 04/12/26
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Grace Latimer
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4.0★ · 04/01/26
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