394250
394250

Batouk

1968-01-31
10
fr
Documentary
This uneven and uninspired documentary of Africa is a collection from various stock footage. Female dancers in mod clothes dance on the Eiffel Tower in comparison to the primitive dances of native Africans. A lone runner trains for a marathon, and a few animals are shown in their natural habitat. Commentary and modern jazz and pop music help to make this seem much longer than 66 minutes.

Writer

Carlos Páez Vilaró

Writer

Aimé Césaire

Writer

Léopold Sédar Senghor

Director

Jean-Jacques Manigot

africa poetry ethnography panafricanism aimé césaire

Status

Released

Countries

  • France

Companies

  • Gaumont