Cinema: Ousmane Sembène, Father of African Cinema

🇸🇳 To celebrate Black History Month by speaking French and watching good movies, let's take a moment to delve into the incredible work of Ousmane Sembène. Considered the father of African cinema, Sembène was a politically and socially engaged writer and filmmaker. He made powerful novels and films from the 1950s until his death in 2007. His legacy will live on for a long time. Join this week's conversations on https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com Related episode: Léopold Sédar Senghor (https://youtu.be/w-jrpidCVLQ) 🎬 Watch Sembène's "Black Girl" in the US: https://amzn.to/42shNVt (also available with a subscription on The Criterion Channel) 🎵 Soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6i4JjGSsId4CCCVkJuwLHa?si=K0d8KhxkSqqAPq8_kw5XqQ ☝️ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider: - supporting on https://www.patreon.com/frenchconversationgroup or https://anchor.fm/frenchconversationgroup - subscribe and share 🇫🇷 French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It's meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this link for more info: https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com