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Black and White in Color
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Wikipedia article
'Black and White in Color' (, then 'Noirs et Blancs en couleur' for the 1977 re-issue) is an Ivorian 1976 war film and black comedy directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud in his directorial debut. It depicts French colonists at war with the Germans in Central Africa during World War I, and is set in the then German colony of Kamerun. The film adopts a strong antimilitaristic point of view, and is noteworthy for ridiculing the French side even more harshly than their German counterparts.
The original French title is the first four words (the first line) of the song 'Le Chant du dpart', a French military song.
It won the 1976 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film; it was submitted to the Acadmie de Cte d'Ivoire, resulting in that country's first and only Oscar.
Cast
*Jean Carmet as Sergeant Bosselet
*Jacques Dufilho as Paul Rechampot
*Catherine Rouvel as Marinette
*Jacques Spiesser as Hubert Fresnoy
*Maurice Barrier as Caprice
*Benjamin Memel Atchory
Reception
John Simon described Black and White in Color as an "absolute gem". Roger Ebert gave Black and White in Color three out of a possible four stars writing- "is fun to watch and pointed in its comments on race and colonialism"[https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/black-and-white-in-color-1977 Black and White in Color]
See also
* African theatre of World War I
* List of submissions to the 49th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Ivorian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
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