Black Girl

1966 · 65 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 6,548 VOTES · DIR. Ousmane Sembène

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Overview

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.

Drama1960s

Dialogue Timeline — 418 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:10 subtitles @wlfp
00:06:20 The kitchen, the bathroom...
00:08:08 Why this apron?
00:09:13 and I'll send it back to Dakar... and they'll all die of jealousy!
00:10:15 Africa isn't safe now, all those civil wars.
00:11:27 "Public letter-writer".
00:12:57 Excuse me...
00:15:19 She came up from behind...
00:16:40 I've got a job!
00:18:57 Tell her the house rules:
00:20:22 But all those civil wars! I'm a family man!
00:21:45 Now I understand.
00:24:18 I'm going for a walk.
00:25:59 And when the kids come, what else will I have to do?
00:29:45 Diouana! Get out!
00:34:31 If you don't work, you won't eat.
00:35:42 She'll write for you.
00:36:49 My mistress didn't have time to write for me..."
00:38:38 You won't give me something to eat. So take care of your son by yourself.
00:40:38 How do I know? I've never been there.
00:43:10 What will you do there? I'll visit the country.
00:46:33 You sent off the mask.
00:47:54 Never will she scold me again.
00:53:36 Here...

Cast & Characters

Mbissine Thérèse Diop Diouana Anne-Marie Jelinek Madame Momar Nar Sene Diouana's Boyfriend Robert Fontaine Monsieur Bernard Delbard Young Male Guest Nicole Donati Young Female Guest Raymond Lemeri Old Male Guest Suzanne Lemeri Old Female Guest Ibrahima Boy Boy with Mask Philippe Couple's Oldest Son

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed418
Dialogue density6.4 lines / min
First line00:00:10
Final line00:53:36

Production Record

DirectorOusmane Sembène
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes6,548