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   Soleil Ô ([sɔ.lɛj o]; "Oh, Sun") is a 1970 French-Mauritanian drama film written and directed by Med Hondo. The title refers to a West Indian song that tells of the pain of the black people from Dahomey (now Benin) who were taken to the Caribbean as slaves.

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3. www.imdb.com › title › tt0062285Oh, Sun (1970) - IMDb

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   Jan 4, 1973 · Oh, Sun (1970) is a drama film by Med Hondo about a native of Mauritania who faces racism and alienation in Paris. The film explores the themes of colonialism, identity, and culture through poetic and artistic cinematography.

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   • Genre: Drama

   • Director: Med Hondo
   • Release Date: 1973-01-04

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   Oct 1, 2020 · Soleil Ô (1970) is a groundbreaking debut film by Med Hondo, a pioneer of African cinema. It depicts the struggles of an African migrant in Paris and the historical and cultural forces that shaped his condition.

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   Soleil Ô follows a starry-eyed immigrant as he leaves West Africa and journeys to Paris in search of a job, a community, and intellectual engagement—but soon discovers a hostile society where his very presence engenders fear and resentment.

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   Soleil Ô. Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project. A furious howl of resistance against racist oppression, the debut from Mauritanian director Med Hondo is a bitterly funny, stylistically explosive attack on Western capitalism and the legacy of colonialism.

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   Soleil Ô. 1970 France. Directed by. Med Hondo. Featuring. Robert Liensol, Théo Legitimus, Yane Barry. Ranked in The Greatest Films of All Time poll. = 243. 2022 critics' poll. Who voted for Soleil Ô. A vibrant humanist statement on racism and immigration that remains pertinent today.

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   What is Soleil about?

   • Soleil Ô is a polyvocal film; it speaks of Blackness, of whiteness and white supremacy, of Africa and Europe, of the diasporic, the interracial, the decolonial, the tricontinental, the emancipatory. It apprehends Africa as not just a continent but a global entity.

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   When did 'soleil'come out?

   • T he film world and ordinary people (s) in the four corners of the globe have long awaited the home-video release of Soleil Ô ( Oh, Sun, 1970), the groundbreaking feature debut of one of Africa’s legendary maverick film directors, Med Hondo.

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   When was 'soleil'filmed?

   • [Soleil Ô] was copyrighted in 1967, but filming was not completed until 1969; the movie was first screened in 1970 during the international critics' week in Cannes. ^ "Soleil O > Cast".

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   Who is Robert Liensol in Solil?

   • Laced with deadly irony and righteous anger, SOLEIL Ô follows a starry-eyed immigrant (Robert Liensol) as he leaves West Africa and journeys to Paris in search of a job and cultural enrichment—but soon discovers a hostile society in which his very presence elicits fear and resentment.

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   How many people were in Soleil?

   • According to François Catonné, the film’s director of photography, Soleil Ô was made with a core crew of just five people: Hondo; his companion at the time, Yane Barry (who also acts in the film); Catonné, who also took on assistant cameraman duties; Denis Bertrand, the camera operator; and a sound engineer.

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   How did Soleil get a restoration?

   • In 2017, Soleil Ô was given a restoration by the Cineteca di Bologna, with the supervision of Med Hondo. Funding came from the George Lucas Family Foundation and the World Cinema Project, as part of the latter's restoration initiative called the African Film Heritage Project.

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   Soleil O is now streaming on the Criterion Channel. Med Hondo holds a singular position within African cinema.