Black Girl

Eager to find a better life abroad, a Senegalese woman becomes a mere governess to a family in southern France, suffering from discrimination and marginalization.

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 65 mins

Release Date : 1966-03-17

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In 1966, Senegalese author Ousmane Sembene was among the first Black Africans to shoot a feature film with <i>La Noire de...</i> ("Black Girl"). It deals with the plight of Diouana (Mbissine Thérèse Diop), a Senegalese girl who is hired on as a nanny by a French expat family in Dakar. Initially she...

_Black Girl_ (1966) is a bad movie. I didn’t like it. I know, I know… I’m going to be bashed by others by accusing me of being a racist and/or a sexist and worse yet, claim that I am in favor of domestic slavery, because I am a white male. That is **NOT** so! And no, don’t give me the whole “a ...

Cast

Mbissine Thérèse Diop

(Diouana)

Anne-Marie Jelinek

(Madame)

Robert Fontaine

(Monsieur)

Nar Sene

(Diouana's Boyfriend)

Ibrahima Boy

(Boy with Mask)

Bernard Delbard

(Young Male Guest)

Nicole Donati

(Young Female Guest)

Raymond Lemeri

(Old Male Guest)

Suzanne Lemeri

(Old Female Guest)

Philippe

(Couple's Oldest Son)

Sophie

(Couple's Daughter)

Damien

(Couple's Youngest Son)

Toto Bissainthe

(Diouana (voice))

Robert Marcy

(Monsieur (voice))

Sophie Leclair

(Madame (voice))

Ousmane Sembène

(The Teacher (uncredited))