Didier Florent Ouénangaré | |
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Born | 1953 |
Died | 29 September 2006 |
Nationality | Central African Republic |
Citizenship | Central African Republic |
Alma mater | University of Rennes |
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Known for | The Silence of the Forest |
Didier Florent Ouénangaré (1953–2006) was a film director from the Central African Republic,[1] best known for his collaboration with Cameroonian filmmaker Bassek Ba Kobhio on The Silence of the Forest, an adaptation of a novel by Étienne Goyémidé.[2]
Life
[edit]Ouénangaré was born in Bambari. After studying film in Abidjan in the Ivory Coast, he graduated from the University of Rennes.[3]
The Silence of the Forest was a project conceived by Ouénangaré, who approached Bassek Ba Kobhio to help find financing.[4] It was written in French and Sango, and filmed in Central African Republic and Gabon. It tells the story of Gonaba, an African educated in Europe, who decides to return to his homeland, but increasingly realises the impossibility of breaking through stereotypes and genuinely understanding the way of life of the Baka people, the 'people of the forest' whom he pejoratively labels 'pygmies'.[5]
Ouénangaré died on 29 September 2006.[1]
Filmography
[edit]- Le silence de la forêt [The Silence of the Forest], 2003
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ouenangaré Didier, Africiné
- ^ Blandine Stefanson (2014). "Literary Adaptation". In Blandine Stefanson; Sheila Petty (eds.). Directory of World Cinema Africa. Vol. 39. Intellect Books. p. 224. ISBN 978-1-78320-391-8.
- ^ Didier Ouénangaré Archived 2020-10-15 at the Wayback Machine, Quinzaine des réalisateurs
- ^ Jean Olivier Tchouaffé (2014). "The Silence of the Forest". In Blandine Stefanson; Sheila Petty (eds.). Directory of World Cinema Africa. Vol. 39. Intellect Books. pp. 250–352. ISBN 978-1-78320-391-8.
- ^ Valérie K. Orlando (2017). New African Cinema. Rutgers University Press. pp. 72–. ISBN 978-0-8135-7957-3.
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