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Theatrical release of two masterpieces by the Senegalese Djibril Diop Mambety

The poster for "Stories of Little People", by Djibril Diop Mambety.

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By: Sophie Torlotin Follow |

Elisabeth Lequeret Follow

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On the occasion of the theatrical release, in restored version of " 

 " and " 

 ", we return to the work and career of Djibril Diop Mambety with Silvia Voser, producer of

and Lethicia Ngou Milama, journalist and researcher, specialist in African cinema.

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“Little people are those people who will never have a bank account.

These people for whom sunrise is the same question mark.

Little people have this in common: a pure heart in a handkerchief of naivety.

Braver than a naive you die.

Let's get along well.

The title of the film

not only designates the currency to be won or stolen – French franc, African CFA or Swiss franc – but also the Frankish man.

Le Franc is the number one tale in the “

” trilogy.

Will follow

and

.

Three short films more or less, will make a feature film. 

Djibril Diop Mambety died in Paris on July 23, 1998, before completing his trilogy,

.

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