And Then There Was Light (1989)
Events in an idyllic African village are shown in detail in the period just before logging trucks come in and cut down the forest around the villagers, forcing them to move into the wretched shantytowns that surround major cities throughout the undeveloped world. Despite the familiar premise, this surprisingly unsentimental film by Georgian director Otar Ioselliani has several things going for it, beginning with the cinematography and including the natural and unaffected (non-professional) performances of the villagers.
Director:
Otar Ioseliani
Writer:
Otar Ioseliani
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Sigalon Sagna as Badinia |
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Saly Badji as Okonoro |
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Binta Cissé as Mzezve |
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Marie-Christine Dieme as Lazra |
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Fatou Seydi as Kotoko |
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Alpha Sane as Yere |
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Abdou Sane as Bouloude |
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Souleimane Sagna as Soutoura |
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Marie-Solange Badiane as Djou |
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Moussa Sagna as Lade |
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Ouissman Vieux Sagna as Gagou |
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Salif Kambo Sagna as Noukoume |
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Fatou Mounko Sagna as Femme de Yere |
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Oswalda Olivera as Sedou |
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Bouba Sagna as Chatoutou |
| Directing | Otar Ioseliani | Director |
| Art | Yves Brover-Rabinovici | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charlotte David | Costume Design |
| Editing | Marie-Agnès Blum | Editor |
| Editing | Otar Ioseliani | Editor |
| Editing | Ursula West | Editor |
| Production | Alain Quefféléan | Producer |
| Writing | Otar Ioseliani | Screenplay |
| Camera | Robert Alazraki | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Nicholas Zourabichvili | Music |