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Madame l'eau
Synopsis
"Their land drought-stricken, three Nigerien farmers (and their donkey) travel to Holland to investigate the possibility of importing windmill technology for use on the plains of Niger. A follow-up to JAGUAR, PETIT À PETIT, and COCORICO MONSIEUR POULET! – undertaken with his longtime filmmaking partners Damouré Zika, Lam Ibrahima Dia, and Tallou Mouzourane – Rouch’s feature is a surreal tale of my
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France · French New Wave
Films with Similar Themes
cross-cultural exchange · agricultural innovation · travel and displacement · technology transfer · postcolonial perspectives
