Aimé Césaire : une voix pour l'histoire = Aimé Césaire, a voice for history / France 3 presente une co-production Saligna and So On ; et France 3 l'Institut National de l'Audiovisuel ; et Radio France Outremer, La Radio Télévision Sénégalaise ; conception, Euzhan Palcy, Annick Thébia-Melsan ; producteur délégué, Jean-Lou Monthieux ; réalisation, Euzhan Palcy.
Publisher:
JMJ Productions,
Copyright Date:
2006
Description:
3 videodiscs (161 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in + 1 book (105 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Narrators: Perette Pradier, Pascal Nzonzi, Bachir Touré, Sanvi Panou, Katy Vail. Originally released as a documentary in 1994. Accompanying book is a collection of texts extracted from interviews with Aimé Césaire conducted by Euzhan Palcy and Annick Annick Thébia-Melsan for use in their documentary.
Contents:
Disc 1. L'Île veilleuse = The vigilant island -- Disc 2. Au rendez-vous de la conquête [= Where the edges of conquest meet] -- Disc 3. La force de regarder demain = The strength to face tomorrow.
Summary:
A three-part documentary about Martinican poet Aimé Césaire. "The first part covers the poet's life, works and political action. Aimé Césaire takes the audience on a tour of his beloved Martinique. [The second part deals with] the ethics, the theory and the philosophy of negritude in its beginnings. Césaire reflects on his various Parisian encounters with intellectuals ... as well as his encounter with Africa through the mediation of Léopold Sédar Senghor. [The third part attempts to answer the questions,] how does one find "the strength to face tomorrow" after the disappointments of decolonization, the failures in the Third World, the "ills of development" [--and the strength to face] the planetary crisis?"--Container.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.