Sugar Cane Alley
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Set in Martinique in 1931, this film established 28-year-old Palcy as a major filmmaking talent. Mixing fiction with documentary styles, her film paints a rich portrait of life under French colonial rule. The conditions of black plantation workers are presented from the perspective of a quiet, perceptive 11-year-old orphan who lives with his grandmother. The film charts his rise from shantytown to brilliant student and writer. (Circulates)
Credits
- Directed by
- Euzhan Palcy
- Written by
- Euzhan Palcy
- Cast
- Douta Seck, Ti Emile, Darling Légitimus, Eugène Mona
- Cinematography
- Dominique Chapuis
- Edited by
- Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
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Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, catalog record
- Wikidata · Q3447332 ↗ — country, genre, credits
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