Soleil O

Soleil O
Soleil O

Film poster
Directed by Med Hondo
Written by Med Hondo[1]
Music by George Anderson
Cinematography François Catonné
Distributed by USA: New Yorker Films
Release date(s) France: January 4, 1973 (1973-01-04)
USA: March 14, 1973 (1973-03-14)
Belgium: December 18, 1975 (1975-12-18)
UK: December 3, 2003 (2003-12-03)
Running time 98 minutes
Country France
Mauritania
Language French, Arabic
Budget $30,000[2]

Soleil O (Oh, Sun) is a 1967 French/Mauritanian drama film directed by Med Hondo.

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Synopsis

An African immigrant to France struggles to find work, facing racism and discrimination.

Cast

  • Yane Barry as White Girl[3]
  • Bernard Fresson as Friend
  • Greg Germain
  • Théo Légitimus as Afro Girl
  • Robert Liensol as Visitor
  • Armand Meffre

Reception

The film played at during International Critics' Week at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival where it received critical acclaim.[4] It received a Golden Leopard award at the 1970 Locarno International Film Festival.[5]

In his Family Guide to Movies on Video, Henry Herx wrote that the film's "use of ironic humor and lively music keeps the plight of the black emigrant worker from becoming totally depressing."[6]

References

  1. ^ "Soleil O > Production credits". AllMovie. http://www.allmovie.com/work/soleil-o-139889/credits. Retrieved 2009-08-26. 
  2. ^ Reid, Mark; Blum, Sylvie (1986-03-31). "Med Hondo, interview Working abroad". Jump Cut. http://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/onlinessays/JC31folder/Hondoint.html. Retrieved 2009-08-24 
  3. ^ "Soleil O > Cast". AllMovie. http://www.allmovie.com/work/soleil-o-139889/credits. Retrieved 2009-08-26. 
  4. ^ "Directors in Focus — African Perspectives: Med Hondo". Harvard Film Archive. 2006. http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/films/2000marapr/hondo.html. Retrieved 2009-08-24. 
  5. ^ "Winners of the Golden Leopard". Locarno International Film Festival Official Site. http://www.pardo.ch/jahia/Jahia/home/Festival/History/Winners-of-the-Golden-Leopard/cache/offonce/lang/en%3Bjsessionid=96CE916F604908C3BBCDEBF3316B1911. Retrieved 2009-08-26. 
  6. ^ Herx, Henry (1988). "Soleil-O". The Family Guide to Movies on Video. The Crossroad Publishing Company. p. 249 (pre-release version). ISBN 0-8245-0816-5. 

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