This West African drama looks at a single village in the throes of change -- change that reveals people's cruelty, their fixation on being right, and the clash between modernity and traditional beliefs.
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10/31/08
Delwende (2008)
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Reviews Counted: 4
Fresh: 4
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Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release: Oct 8, 2008 Limited
Synopsis: Delwende, 2005. Burkina Faso/France/Switzerland. Written and directed by S. Pierre Yameogo. With Blandine Yameogo, Claire Ilboudo, Celestin Zongo. Yameogo’s sixth feature challenges patriarchal... [More]
Starring: Blandine Yaméogo, Claire Ilboudo, Claire Ilboudo
Director: , S. Pierre Yameogo
Reviews for Delwende
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Top Critic Yameogo is able to convey his pointed social message with a subtle yet steady rhythm derived from the physicality of his mainly nonprofessional actors.
10/10/08
Delwende bears a passing resemblance to the great Senegalese director Ousmane Sembene’s 2004 swan song, Moolaadé, in its deliberate pacing, lightly stylized performances and strong feel for the rhythms of contemporary village life.
10/08/08
In Delwende the African filmmaker S. Pierre Yameogo tackles social injustice in present-day Burkina Faso with grace, economy and exquisitely controlled anger.
10/08/08
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