Cinema as Foreign Exchange (1984)
Synopsis
This documentary shows how cinema has been used very differently in three neighbouring African countries with different colonial heritages: Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Madagascar. Mozambique used cinema newsreels as a crucial propaganda tool after the Portugese colonisers left. Madagascar boycotted US movies, so its screens were dominated by French, Indian and Hong Kong films instead. But a few films managed to get made. The situation in Zimbabwe was the worst, except that alone of the three countries it possessed an efficient film laboratory.
Release Date: 1984-06-06
Runtime: 61 minutes
Director: Simon Hartog
Top Cast
- Karen Archer as Narrator
- Stephen Chigorimbo as
- Wilson Katiyo as
- Claude Marezda as
- Jean-Claude Rahaga as
- Jeannot Rarojo as
- Ignace Solo Randrasana as
- Benoît Ramampy as
- Samuel Matola as
- Pedro Pimenta as
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Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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