ONE MAN’S SHOW
Dir: Newton Aduaka. Starring: Emile Abossolo Mbo. 2010. 81 mins. France.
Winner of the international Critics Prize (FIPRESCI) at FESPACO, ONE MAN’S SHOW tells the story of a successful African artist in Europe who feels he can no longer go on. Focusing on the man’s struggle and the price he pays for choosing to be an artist, this beautiful and emotionally gripping film carries us on his journey. With chapters entitled “Birth,” “Hell,” “Purgatory” and “Paradise” the film’s roots are in Dante’s Divine Comedy; as director Aduaka says, ‘Divine Comedy is God’s smile at the man who always wants to control things’.
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