Boubou Cravate
Cameroon, France
1972
29 Min
Color
French
Synopsis
A young diplomat is prey to the sarcasm of his own “boy”, who sees in him one of the many black-skinned Europeans totally lacking in authenticity and adrift between two cultures. But this adaptation of a novella by Francis Bebey is not limited to this simple contrast. The black man may well fall for the deceptive seductiveness of the blonde woman, but this same white beauty just as easily allows herself to be seduced by the mystery of black Africa. —Mnet
Director
Daniel Kamwa
Born 14 April 1943 in Nkongsamba in Cameroon, Daniel Kamwa attended drama school in Paris. He worked in theatre, film and television before working as a film director. In 1973 he directed a short film “Boubou-cravate”, and in 1975 his first feature film “Pousse-Pousse”. In 1981 he directed “Notre Fille”, which won the prize for the best actor in Carthage in 1982, “Totor” (1994), which won the UNICEF Prize at Fespaco in 1995 and was selected for the Cannes junior section in 1995. He has also directed many documentaries as well as programs on black writers, “Vidéolire” (1990-91). He directed “Le Cercle des Pouvoirs” in 1997. —African Film Library
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