Africa on the Seine
1955 · 22 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 70 VOTES · DIR. Mamadou Sarr, Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
Overview
This film is widely regarded as the first film made by an African south of the Sahara. Labelled an “ethnological documentary in reverse,” it shows 1950s Paris from the cinematic perspective of a group of African immigrants. (Mubi)
Dialogue Timeline - 101 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME - EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:00 Under the patronage of the ethnographic film committee
00:01:08 Before the sun
00:01:19 Knowing nothing but our little corner of Africa.
00:01:35 We had our Niger
00:01:46 Children of the whole planet.
00:02:06 capital of the world, capital of Black Africa.
00:02:23 Paris is also the city of promises
00:03:32 The streets have become
00:03:40 Place de la Comédie.
00:04:03 Rue Soufflot
00:04:16 in stuffy hostels
00:05:56 Paris, days without hope.
00:06:49 Paris, burgeoning fraternity.
00:07:06 of a bright future.
00:07:57 the hope of meeting up
00:08:14 of peaceful men.
00:14:34 assimilates itself
00:14:47 despite the falsifications
00:15:02 make way for happiness shared
00:15:17 And it's in this old quarter
00:16:22 And evenings
00:16:37 despite men's machinations.
00:18:46 in our dances of love
00:18:59 and before others.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed101
Dialogue density4.6 lines / min
First line00:00:00
Final line00:18:59
Production Record
DirectorMamadou Sarr, Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes70