A Tribute to Ousmane Sembène
Xala (The Curse)
- Date July 31
- Time 7 p.m.
- Location4070 Vilas Communication Hall
- DescriptionWhen El Hadji Abdoukadar Beye takes a third wife (he already has one traditional and one Westernized), he falls victim to the xala (pronounced "ha-la"), a curse that renders him impotent. A scathing satire on the new post-independence ruling class, the film broke Senegalese box-office records and is arguably Sembène's masterpiece. In Wolof and French with English subtitles. Senegal, 1974, 35mm, color, subtitled, 123 min. With Thierno Leye, Seune Samb, Miriam Niang.
- Contact262-3627, heckman@wisc.edu
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