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Teranga Blues (2007)
Worth the trouble of actually finding it
This film raises so many questions that are deeply rooted in real life. Madike is a chilling reminder of the young Senegalese men who are risking their lives taking boats to travel to Europe and carrying the heavy burden of their families' expectations. Upon their return to Africa, the young man who has been abroad is expected to bring back riches, money, gifts, etc. Not doing so is a disgrace. This movie is a wake-up call for African parents who put this type of pressure on their children. Madike is not able to bring back gifts and wealth, and in order to avoid the disgrace and falls into a spiral of money, arms dealing, and death. The music, which is almost one of the main characters in the movie,leads it along and adds an element of true art to a film that is already very deep and very worth watching... if you can get a hold of it!
The Turn of the Screw: Britten (1991)
Story not fit for the opera
This version of Turn of the Screw has synchronizing problems. While the music and mannerisms of the actors seem to come from a drama, the story is actually supposed to be a ghost story. The opera format just does not work for TOTS.
James wrote a strange story, but Britten retold the story in the most unfitting of ways. I would definitely recommend watching a different version.
The movie does have one thing going for it. The setting is gorgeous and just like describes in the book. The Kubrick-esquire zoom outs are very well executed, they do the place justice.
HOWEVER, I still do not recommend the movie. At all.