West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty Blu-Ray (US Import)
Criterion

Título original: West Indies ou les nègres marrons de la liberté

Año: 1979
Pais: France
Código de región: A
Contenido: Blu-Ray
EAN: 715515335010

Imagen: 1.85:1 (1080p)

HDR: -

Audio: French - LPCM Mono

Subtítulos: English

Calificatión por edades: Not Rated

Género: Drama

Reparto: -

Director: Med Hondo


Sinopsis:

Mauritanian French firebrand Med Hondo puts colonialism itself on trial in this one-of-a-kind musical spectacular—a collective effort of unprecedented scale and ambition that proved a watershed event in African cinema. Aboard an enormous mock slave ship, Hondo stages a series of imaginative reenactments and intricately choreographed musical numbers that trace the devastating effects of French imperialism across centuries of enslavement and injustice. Beyond mere extravaganza, West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty is a stirring call to Pan-African independence and a dazzling yet critical reconception of an entire people’s history of oppression and rebellion.

Extras:

• New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
• Program featuring archival interviews with director Med Hondo
• New interview with African-cinema scholar Aboubakar Sanogo
• Excerpted archival interview with cinematographer François Catonné
• Trailers
• PLUS: An essay by film programmer and critic Ashley Clark