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Soleil O 
Film posterDirected by Med Hondo Written by Med Hondo[1] Music by George Anderson Cinematography François Catonné Distributed by USA: New Yorker Films Release date(s) France: January 4, 1973
USA: March 14, 1973
Belgium: December 18, 1975
UK: December 3, 2003Running time 98 minutes Country France
MauritaniaLanguage French, Arabic Budget $30,000[2] Soleil O (Oh, Sun) is a 1967 French/Mauritanian drama film directed by Med Hondo.
Contents
Synopsis
An African immigrant to France struggles to find work, facing racism and discrimination.
Cast
- Yane Barry as White Girl[3]
- Bernard Fresson as Friend
- Greg Germain
- Théo Légitimus as Afro Girl
- Robert Liensol as Visitor
- Armand Meffre
Reception
The film played at during International Critics' Week at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival where it received critical acclaim.[4] It received a Golden Leopard award at the 1970 Locarno International Film Festival.[5]
In his Family Guide to Movies on Video, Henry Herx wrote that the film's "use of ironic humor and lively music keeps the plight of the black emigrant worker from becoming totally depressing."[6]
References
- ^ "Soleil O > Production credits". AllMovie. http://www.allmovie.com/work/soleil-o-139889/credits. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ Reid, Mark; Blum, Sylvie (1986-03-31). "Med Hondo, interview Working abroad". Jump Cut. http://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/onlinessays/JC31folder/Hondoint.html. Retrieved 2009-08-24
- ^ "Soleil O > Cast". AllMovie. http://www.allmovie.com/work/soleil-o-139889/credits. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ "Directors in Focus — African Perspectives: Med Hondo". Harvard Film Archive. 2006. http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/films/2000marapr/hondo.html. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
- ^ "Winners of the Golden Leopard". Locarno International Film Festival Official Site. http://www.pardo.ch/jahia/Jahia/home/Festival/History/Winners-of-the-Golden-Leopard/cache/offonce/lang/en%3Bjsessionid=96CE916F604908C3BBCDEBF3316B1911. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ Herx, Henry (1988). "Soleil-O". The Family Guide to Movies on Video. The Crossroad Publishing Company. p. 249 (pre-release version). ISBN 0-8245-0816-5.
External links
- Soleil O at the Internet Movie Database
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