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During World War I, French colonists lost in African desert decide to attack their German neighbors.During World War I, French colonists lost in African desert decide to attack their German neighbors.During World War I, French colonists lost in African desert decide to attack their German neighbors.
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- 1 win & 2 nominations total
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- TriviaThis was the first winner of the Oscar for best foreign language film after the rules for the category were changed requiring all Academy members who wished to vote having to prove they had attended screenings of all five nominees.
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Hubert Fresnoy: We shouldn't expect miracles, and that's not what I expect of you.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007)
- SoundtracksLe Chant du Départ
Music by Étienne-Nicolas Méhul
Lyrics by Marie-Joseph Chénier
Performed by Georges Thill
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An exquisite and ironic protest against the madness of war.
It is more than 20 years since I saw BLACK AND WHITE IN COLOR, but this lovely and masterful film still stands out in my memory as a great movie-going experience. What remains after twenty years? The delicate sense of humor and irony which skewers the irrational nationalistic fervor that prevents people from seeing the truth before their eyes and the feelings in their hearts; the extraordinary beauty of the images drawn from the saturated African light; the awful sadness I felt, as comedy descended into tragedy, and I realized that this absurd situation was terribly real, terribly true.
I don't know if this film is available on video, but certainly , in whatever venue, it is an opportunity not to be missed.
I don't know if this film is available on video, but certainly , in whatever venue, it is an opportunity not to be missed.
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- Apr 16, 1999
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- Sehnsucht nach Afrika
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- Niofoin, Poro, Ivory Coast(multiple locations)
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- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was Black and White in Color (1976) officially released in Canada in English?
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