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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 · “But to be young was very heaven!” “Dancing the Twist in Bamako,” a new feature from the French filmmaker Robert Guédiguian, nimbly captures both the kind of youthful ecstasy Wordsworth ...
Jan 12, 2023 · Directed by Robert Guédiguian. Opens Friday, February 24 at Film Forum.
- 2 min
- 5K
- Film Forum
Feb 24, 2023 · On the way back to the capital city of Bamako after a mission to spread the government’s new socialist plans to a remote village, Samba finds a stowaway: Lara (Alice Da Luz, luminous), a spirited young woman from a lower caste who has been trapped in an arranged marriage and repeatedly raped by her husband.
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.
Jul 5, 2023 · The youth of Bamako dance the twist to rock and roll music newly imported from the West and dream of political renewal. Samba, a young socialist, falls for spirited Lara during one of his missions to the bush. To escape her forced marriage, she secretly flees with him to the city.
- 2 min
- 103
- ArtMattan Productions
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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 ...