The Racine Public Library is pleased to offer the community the opportunity to view some of the best cultural films in its collection. Join fellow film enthusiasts at JavaVino, 424 Main St., for free screenings of award-winning films from around the world one Saturday of each month.
November's film selection, being shown on Saturday, Nov. 1 from 5-7 p.m., is Dreams of Dust, a French drama, written and directed by Laurent Salgues, with cinematography by Crystel Fornier, and starring Makena Diop and Fatou Tall-Salgues. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, this film tells the story of Mocktar, a Nigerian peasant looking for work in a dusty gold mine in Northeast Burkina Faso, Africa and trying to forget a haunting past. His path collides with Coumba, a mother trying to raise her daughter after the death of her family.
Variety says, "Salgues' screenplay is perfectly crafted in the Western tradition, while Crystel Fournier's striking cinematography connects the film to a broad African vision..."
From Eye For Film: "The cinematography is stunning and director Laurent Salgues camera drinks up the landscape, capturing its desolation which is mirrored in Mocktar's soul. Diop and Tall-Salgues put in beautifully understated performances…in the hard-labor of the wind-swept landscape, a glance speaks a thousand words."
Because this film is not rated, the Racine Public Library is unable to recommend it for children under age 17.
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