How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired (1989)

Original title

Comment faire l'amour avec un nègre sans se fatiguer

Directed by

Jacques W. Benoît

Genre

comedy film

Country

France, Canada

Runtime

1h 37m

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young black writer in 1980s Montreal shares an apartment with his friend and reflects on his sexual adventures and his identity. The story is adapted from a novel and sparked controversy because of its title.

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What happens

How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired (French: Comment faire l'amour avec un nègre sans se fatiguer) is a 1989 French-language Canadian drama film directed by Jacques W. Benoit, starring Isaach de Bankolé and Maka Kotto, and written by Haitian author Dany Laferrière based on his novel of the same name. The film was released in the US on 8 June 1990. The New York Times, the Toronto Star, the Toronto Sun and The Boston Globe all refused to publish advertisements for the film, while The Washington Post did. The film was controversial upon its initial release because of its title and was boycotted by the NAACP. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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