Version Restauree/Restored Version - Samba Traore / Outcasts from Cinema

Samba Traore / Outcasts from Cinema

Outcasts from Cinema
Dir. Idrissa Ouédraogo, 1997, Switzerland, 6min, DCP

Idrissa Ouédraogo addresses the viewer directly, explaining the economic difficulty of making films in Africa as compared to other art forms, and reaching audiences on the continent and abroad. Made as part of the omnibus film Locarno, Half a Century: Reflections on the Future, which is precisely what Oudraogo is speaking to. “All we are trying to say is that we want to make movies.”

Samba Traoré
Dir. Idrissa Ouédraogo, 1992, France, Burkina Faso, Switzerland, 80min, DCP
In Mooré and French with English subtitles

Shortly after winning the Grand Prix at Cannes with his breakout feature Tilaï (1990), Burkinabe writer-director Idrissa Ouédraogo returned with Samba Traoré, a gripping noir film revolving around the conflicts between city and rural life as well as modernity and tradition in Burkina Faso. The film starts with a gas station robbery in Ouagadougou, where Samba Traoré runs off with the loot after killing one gangster. Seeking shelter in his native village, Samba tries to start a new life but is haunted by the past and suspicions surrounding his sudden wealth.

Version restauree/Restored Version

Whenever Version restaurée appears in a festival program guide, trailer (bande-annonce), or before the start of a film, it indicates a new and exciting chance to revisit a beloved classic, or make a significant discovery. In recent years, extraordinary ‘restored versions’, particularly from the French speaking world, have been made available by archives, cinémathèques, rights holders and studios. Most of these restorations have never screened in the U.S., and in some cases, haven’t been shown since their original release, if ever released in the U.S. at all.

For the Fall 2024 season, L’Alliance New York presents an expansive series consisting exclusively of New York, U.S. and world premieres of Version restaurée films. Running from September 10 to December 17, the series will comprise over twenty features and short films from France, Senegal, Tunisia, Switzerland, Burkina Faso, and the Louisiana Bayou, including a 1929 muet (Gaston Modot’s Conte Cruel) to a masterpiece of the new century (Godard’s Éloge de l’amour), and films by Frederick Wiseman, Marguerite Duras, Fernando Arrabal, Idrissa Ouédraogo, Christian-Jacque, Jacques Deray, Yolande Zauberman, Samba Félix Ndiaye and Jean Cocteau.

Event Pricing:
Member Price: Free
Non Member Price: $16
Under 28 Price: $8
Buy Series Pass $50 for 2 months

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