Yeelen Cohen was two years old and running around a Malian restaurant in Paris when their mother called out their name. After confirming the child was named after Souleymane Cissé’s landmark film ...
In the clip above, I discuss “Yeelen” (“Brightness”), directed by Souleymane Cissé. It’s shocking to note that Cissé has made only two feature films in the past twenty years. This film, from 1987, is ...
Filmed in the African country of Mali, Yeelen (Brightness) weaves several Kenyan folk stories into an engaging framework. The hero is a young boy whose father is an evil magician. Marked for death by ...
In a discussion of African beliefs in magic, Ryszard Kapuscinski (in The Shadow of the Sun, 2002) describes the strange nocturnal behaviour of a group of men, carrying someone on a stretcher on the ...
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Object Details Author MacRae, Suzanne H Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI Subject Cissé, Souleymane Yeelen Cissé, Souleymane Criticism and interpretation 1995 Call number PL8010 ...
Set some time in the indeterminate past and derived from the Bambara people's ancient oral tradition, this is a highly stylised retelling of the classic Peulh or father-son feud story. Although strewn ...
Meet the talented cast and crew behind 'Yeelen (1989)' on Moviefone. Explore detailed bios, filmographies, and the creative team's insights. Dive into the heart of this movie through its stars and ...
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