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Dancing the Twist in Bamako: Directed by Robert Guédiguian. With Stéphane Bak, Alice Da Luz, Saabo Balde, Bakary Diombera. In the 1960s, just after Mali gains its independence, a young socialist meets and falls in love with a woman trying to escape an arranged marriage.
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- Drama, History, Romance
- Robert Guédiguian
- 2022-01-05
Feb 22, 2023 · Robert Guédiguian’s jaunty new film places a young romance against the backdrop of post-colonial Mali in the early 1960s. Share full article. Alice Da Luz, left, as Lara and Stéphane Bak as ...
Feb 24, 2023 · The kids dance to American rock and pop songs by Chubby Checker, Otis Redding, and the Supremes. Strict Eurocentric dress codes are enforced with young men in tight suits and women in short skirts and heels.
Mar 6, 2023 · “Dancing the Twist in Bamako” by French director Robert Guédiguian is set in 1962 Bamako, Mali, and features the country’s history just after gaining independence from French colonial rule. With its post-colonial backdrop, the film’s main focus is depicting a beautiful story of two star-crossed lovers.
Jan 12, 2023 · Directed by Robert Guédiguian. Opens Friday, February 24 at Film Forum.
- 2 min
- 5K
- Film Forum
DANCING THE TWIST IN BAMAKO is a romance fraught with the drama of political change, infused with the musical energy of that decade. Samba, a young, idealistic socialist, works toward creating a more just nation by day and dances with girlfriend Lara to the Beach Boys, Otis Redding, and the Supremes by night. The film’s sensibility is ...
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In the 1960s, just after Mali gains its independence, a young socialist meets and falls in love with a woman trying to escape an arranged marriage. Put on screen this year by the merited director Robert Guédiguian, this historical and dramatic film lasting 129 minutes opens the eye to a lot of aspects of what Malian society was like just after ...
