return - black girl (dir: ousmane sembène)

The Image: The Image: The first time we see Christiane’s mask... Just about one of the most astonishing endings ever to any film; I suppose I am talking about the last 30 seconds or so when the boy places the mask on his face in front of the metal fence. Try to ever forget that image... The space below signifies my speechlessness at how good this film is - perhaps mostly the cinematography, the acting by Mbissine Thérèse Diop (still very much alive) and somehow its shockingness - and that slow death of Diouana enveloped in those tiny four walls in France - always regarded silently by the mask she brought from Senegal to give to Madame as a present... tristan@ _________ All clips uploaded solely for celebration and education.... All clips have currently been passed by youtube copyright software, but I appreciate that individual copyright holders may still wish to manually protect their copyright by issuing a takedown order. Before contacting youtube officially - which results in this channel getting a strike - please consider contacting me personally: tristan@ and I will immediately remove the material. (Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use“ for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, education or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.)