Les Écuelles (1983)
- Original title
- Les écuelles
- Directed by
- Idrissa Ouédraogo
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Runtime
- 11 min
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A documentary from Burkina Faso that shows daily life and traditions. It looks at the contrast between rural customs and modern ways in West Africa.
observationalgroundedcalmcontemplativeeverydayearthyquiet
What happens
Idrissa Ouédraogo (21 January 1954 – 18 February 2018) was a Burkinabé filmmaker. His work explored the conflict between rural and city life and tradition and modernity in his native Burkina Faso and elsewhere in West Africa. He is most known for his drama film Tilaï (1990), which won the Grand Prix at the 43rd Cannes Film Festival. For Samba Traoré (1993), he won the Silver Bear at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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