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FRANCE · 1997

I'm Tired of Standing, I Lie Down

Jean Rouch
ethnographic cinema Nigerian village life magical realism documentary storytelling indigenous culture
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Synopsis

Two parts magical drama and one part straight documentary, this outing from famed ethnographic filmmaker Jean Rouch is set somewhere in Nigeria near a small village.

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