| Le Franc | |
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| Directed by | Djibril Diop Mambéty |
| Produced by | Silvia Voser |
| Written by | Djibril Diop Mambéty |
| Music by | Issa Cissokho Dieye Ma Dieye |
| Cinematography | Stéphan Oriach |
| Editing by | Stéphan Oriach |
| Studio | Waka Films |
| Distributed by | California Newsreel Productions |
| Release date(s) | August 1994 (Locarno Film Festival) September 11, 1995 (Toronto Film Festival) |
| Running time | 45 min |
| Country | Senegal |
| Language | Wolof |
Le Franc is a 1994 Senegalese short comedy film, directed by Djibril Diop Mambéty.
Le Franc is about Marigo, a penniless musician living in a shanty town, relentlessly harassed by his formidable landlady.
This film uses the French government's 50% devaluation of the West African CFA franc in 1994, and the resulting hardships as the basis for a whimsical commentary on using the lottery for survival.
Le Franc was originally intended as the first film of a trilogy under the title, Tales of Ordinary People. However, Mambety’s untimely death in 1998 prevented the completion of the third film.
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The film features a poor musician, Marigo, who finds solace in playing his congoma, which has been confiscated because of his debt. Marigo plays the lottery, and despite winning, encounters obstacles to claiming the reward.
Le Franc was released on DVD coupled with La petite vendeuse de Soleil (The Little Girl who Sold the Sun) and is distributed by California Newsreel Productions.[1]
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