James Campbell

A young Parisian perfume creator discovers lost roots, danger and romance on the paradisiac island of Martinique.

La Vie Sur Terre (Life on Earth) is a 1998 Malian comedy/drama film written and directed by, and starring Abderrahmane Sissako. It is set in the village of Sokolo and depicts rural life on the eve of the 21st century. Runtime is 61 minutes.The film earned Sissako awards at the Fribourg International Film Festival, the Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival and the San Francisco International Film Festival.

Two men of different backgrounds lose their respective jobs, setting off a series of events that brings them together in tragic circumstances.

Karim's father is missing and presumed dead, which is why his father's brother has taken over the house and is now his stepfather: this is the custom in Burkina Faso. This would be all right with Karim, except that his new stepfather is a harsh, unloving man, who would just as soon beat him as look at him, and he is the same way with the lad's mother. At the same time, Karim has made friends with Sala, a girl from a wealthy family, starting from when he gave her a baby goat-kid. Their friendship prospers enough so that, when Karim and his mother leave the abusive uncle carrying only what they are wearing on their backs, Sala is able to persuade her family to help them settle safely elsewhere. When Karim's father turns up at last, it is icing on the cake, for they are now able to send the obnoxious man who overshadowed their lives away in disgrace.

An action thriller which lends a multinational depiction of contemporary Africa and centers on a local homeopathic cure for a virus that has crept into Africa.

아프리카 지역을 취재하는 텔레비전 리포터 데이비드 로크는 북아프리카 사막 지역의 호텔에 도착한다. 그의 임무는 지역 게릴라 군을 취재하는 것이다. 거기서 죽어가는 한 남자를 본 로크는 남자가 자신과 너무 닮았다는 사실에 깜짝 놀란다. 죽어가는 남자와 자신의 신분을 바꿔치기 하려던 로크는 한 여자를 만나게 된다.

파리에 사는 중년의 네 남자, 파일럿인 마르첼로, 방송국 종사자 미첼, 주방장 우고 그리고 판사 필립. 그들의 삶은 부유하고 안락해 보이지만, 반복되는 삶에 대한 권태와 남모르는 정신적인 박탈감을 안고 있다. 필립의 외딴 빌라에 모여 그들은 먹고 마시고 섹스만 하는 이상한 게임을 시작한다. 마르코 페레리 감독은 이 영화에서도 이유도, 목적도 없는 유럽사회의 천박한 소비주의를 끔찍하게 묘사하고 있다.

Jeanne lives in Paris and believes she is the reincarnation of Don Juan. She visits a priest and tells him she has killed a man. He comes to her elegant flat - her father has died leaving her rich - and she tells the priest stories about men she has seduced. The seduction is easy, she tells him, it's destruction that takes planning. We watch her with an upright elected official, a wealthy boor, and a folk singer. She describes herself as a spider. Her friend Léporella tries to be Jeanne's conscience. What does Jeanne want?

An African diplomat who has returned to his native country after a long stay in Europe realizes that perhaps he has assimilated too much white culture.

Ola Balogun's first feature film was made in France and focuses on a group of young Black intellectuals and artists. At the centre is Alpha, whose scepticism about fixed appellations is also expressed in his own chosen name. In his Parisian garret, the characters debate politics, art and philosophy and negotiate Black identity and cultural heritage. The action continues on its improvised way in the cafés, parks and nightclubs of Paris until Alpha finds himself between the fireworks and the celebrating masses on Bastille Day – in the middle and yet on the margins.

Short film based on a Yoruba folk tale.

The hero is a black man from Martinique who feels nostalgic for his island and is on his own in France. He falls in love with an au pair girl but has a love affair with a married woman, Mrs Courtalès. He kills the husband in self-defense. But eight months later, he is arrested by the Police. Philippe's fate depends on a child's birth. It will not be what he's expecting.

쥘리에트 메르퇴이(잔 모로 분)와 발몽(제라르 필립 분)은 닳고 닳은 부부로, 항상 쾌락과 흥분을 찾아다닌다. 두 사람은 각각 다른 사람과 불륜의 관계를 맺고 있으며, 각자의 경험을 서로 털어놓으며 함께 즐기기도 한다. 하지만 한가지 규칙이 있다. 결코 사랑에 빠져서는 안된다는 것이다. 그러던 어느날 쥘리에트는 신앙심 깊은 마리안의 발견하고는 발몽에게 그녀의 지조를 깨뜨려버리라고 한다. 아내인 쥘리에트의 강요에 못이겨 마리안에게 접근한 발몽. 그러나 발몽은 자신의 희생자가 될 마리안을 진심으로 사랑하게 되고, 모로의 잔인한 계획은 이상한 방향으로 발전해간다.

A good cast smooths over the rough spots of Les Heros sont Fatigues. The scene is the African republic of Liberia, which in this film proves to be a stopping-off point for a number of shady characters. Yves Montand plays a French ex-pilot who becomes involved in a scheme to smuggle stolen diamonds. His cohorts include a Nazi collaborator, a German refugee, and the white mistress of a prominent Liberian. A romance develops between the ex-pilot and the aforementioned mistress. Meanwhile, one of the conspirators (Curt Jurgens) has a last-minute attack of conscience, effectively queering the deal. The steamier romantic passages in Les Heros sont Fatigues had to be trimmed for American consumption.