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Natalie Guevara
10May11
Rome's question upon the first 10 minutes: "Is this really Africa?" At first it's a little cartoon-ish, too familiar from lampooning comic strips & sketch parodies, "The Lion King" even. But it ripens into something tender & really hilarious. Also, I loved learning about Burkina Faso: land of upright people, cinema and men of integrity. But of course "purification" has to be overseen by a man!
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Zachary George Najarian-Najafi
15Dec10
Powerful, but restrained. This is the first African film I've seen, and I was amazed. Sembene, as others have noted, has such a light touch. He avoids making sweeping judgements and allows every character to be complex and time to develop into someone fully fleshed. Visually, this is an overwhelming film. The choice of shots, use of colors, architecture, and camera movements are all so carefully planned. Stunning.
Jerry Johnson
22Feb10
Sembene has such a deft, light, masterful touch. He can't be hurried or pressured to force anything, even when the subject is female mutilation. If he were in 1930s Hollywood, he would have made movies like Lubitsch.
Joriah Goad
16Jul09
Flawlessly photographed, the camera movement, the amount of shots, the cut aways, the colors, the use of perspective, incredible. If it was shot any different I would have given it 3 stars, but the anticipation for each shot and never being let down, made this a magical experience.