Date/Time
Date(s) - Monday, October 23, 2017
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
Weitz Center, Carleton College
Categories
Carleton College is pleased to once again host the Tournées French Film Festival, bringing six acclaimed contemporary French films to the campus and the Northfield community. The films, in French with English subtitles, will be screened on Monday evenings at 7 p.m. in the Weitz Center for Creativity Cinema. Carleton faculty members will also be on-hand to provide a brief introduction prior to each film screening.
Monday, Oct. 23, “La noire de…” Black Girl (Introduced by Carol Donelan)
Directed by Sembène Ousmane (Classic drama from Senegal/France, 1966, 59 min.)
The first feature produced in sub-Saharan Africa, Black Girl is the story of Diouana, an illiterate
nursemaid from Dakar who follows her French employers to the Côte d’Azur
with dreams of discovering France. As a powerful example of cinema’s ability to give voice to the disenfranchised, it stands alone as a painfully timely, masterful work of art.
Screenings are free and open to the public; for more information, including disability accommodations, call (507) 222-4389. The Weitz Center for Creativity is located at Third and College Streets in Northfield.
