Africa Addio (1966)
- Directed by
- Franco E. Prosperi, Gualtiero Jacopetti
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Italy
- Runtime
- 2h 12m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 53 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This Italian documentary shows the end of European colonial rule in Africa during the 1950s and 1960s. It focuses on the violence and disorder that followed independence.
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What happens
Africa Addio (lit. 'Goodbye Africa' or 'Farewell Africa'; also known as Africa: Blood and Guts in the United States and Farewell Africa in the United Kingdom) is a 1966 Italian mondo documentary film co-directed, co-edited and co-written by Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco E. Prosperi with music by Riz Ortolani. Jacopetti and Prosperi had gained fame (along with co-director Paolo Cavara) as the directors of Mondo Cane in 1962. Africa Addio documents the end of European colonial control in Africa during the 1950s and '60s, and the violence and chaos that followed. The film was a huge success, which ensured the viability of the so-called "Mondo film" genre, a cycle of "shockumentaries"—documentaries featuring sensational topics. The film encountered criticism and praise due to its controversial content, but is nevertheless considered to be a very important film in the history of documentary filmmaking. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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I tabù n. 2 (1965)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.