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(aka "Journey of the Hyena")
Directed by Djibril Diop Mambéty
Senegal 1973
With a stunning mix of the surreal and the naturalistic, Djibril Diop Mambéty paints a vivid, fractured portrait of Senegal in the early 1970s. In this French New Wave–influenced fantasy-drama, two young lovers long to leave Dakar for the glamour and comforts of France, but their escape plan is beset by complications both concrete and mystical. Characterized by dazzling imagery and music, the alternately manic and meditative Touki bouki is widely considered one of the most important African films ever made. *** This 1973 first feature by Senegalese director Djibril Diop Mambety is one of the greatest of all African films and almost certainly the most experimental. Beautifully shot and strikingly conceived, it follows the comic misadventures of a young motorcyclist and former herdsman (Magaye Niang) who gets involved in petty crimes in Dakar during an attempt to escape to Paris with the woman he loves (Mareme Niang). The title translates as “Hyena's Voyage,” and among the things that make this film so interesting stylistically are the fantasy sequences involving the couple's projected images of themselves in Paris and elsewhere. Excerpt from Jonathan Rosenbaum at the Chicago Reader located HERE |
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Theatrical Release: May 1973 - Cannes Film Festival
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Criterion (World Cinema Project - Volume 1 - 2013)
- Region 'A' - Blu-ray vs. Criterion (2021) - Region 'A' - Blu-rayBox Cover |
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Distribution | Criterion (2013) - Region 'A' - Blu-ray | Criterion (2021) - Region 'A' - Blu-ray |
Runtime | 1:30:36.806 | 1:30:36.806 |
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1.33 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 47,336,042,261 bytesFeature: 26,191,263,744 bytes Video Bitrate: 29.49 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
1.33 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 44,416,636,451 bytesFeature: 27,153,770,496 bytes Video Bitrate: 35.84 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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Audio | LPCM Audio Wolof 1152 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 1152 kbps / 24-bit |
LPCM Audio Wolof 1152 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 1152 kbps / 24-bit |
Subtitles | English, None | English, None |
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Release Information: Studio: Criterion (2013)
1.33 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 47,336,042,261 bytesFeature: 26,191,263,744 bytes Video Bitrate: 29.49 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: • Scorsese Introduction (2:16) • Abderrahmane Sissako on Touki Bouki (11:57)
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Release Information: Studio: Criterion (2021)
1.33 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 44,416,636,451 bytesFeature: 27,153,770,496 bytes Video Bitrate: 35.84 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: • Introduction from 2013 by Martin Scorsese (2:16)• Interviews with filmmaker Abderrahmane Sissako (11:57), musician Wasis Diop, and filmmaker Mati Diop (26:03) • "Contras’ City," a 1968 short film by Mambéty in a new 4K restoration (23:08)
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Criterion offer a linear PCM 1.0 channel at
1152 kbps. The original Wolof dialogue sounds clean and the scattered
parts are flat and a function of the original. There is plenty of
traditional music and the use of the soulful voice of Josephine Baker (“Paris,
Paris, Paris”). Criterion (2021) also offer optional English
subtitles on their Region 'A'
Blu-ray.
The Criterion (2021)
Blu-ray
includes the same Scorsese introduction - but also 12-minutes of
Abderrahmane Sissako discussing Touki Bouki but add
Djibril Diop Mambéty's
"Touki-Bouki"
is full of symbolism - freedom, individuality, exploitation etc. -
particularly notable in the distasteful animal cruelty but even in the
woven fantasies. There is some beauty - the ocean, barren landscapes,
busy markets, the colorful traditional female garb... It's a brilliant film I am very happy
to own on new individual Blu-ray
with superior video and more supplements. |
Criterion (2013) - Region 'A' - Blu-ray
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