Join the Philadelphia Film Society and the Caribbean Community in Philadelphia for a free community screening of BIGUINE, directed by Guy Deslauriers with a screenplay by Patrick Chamoiseau. This screening is in partnership with the University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Francophone, Italian, and Germanic Studies.
Trivia: 2:30 PM | Event Start: 3:00 PM
About the Film:
GUY DESLAURIERS | MARTINIQUE | 2004 | 94 MIN | NR | FRENCH, CREOLEÂ
In Martinique, at the end of the 19th century. Abandoning the plantation in which they work, Hermansia and Tiquitaque, a couple of musicians, decide to settle in Saint-Pierre, then at its peak. But they will quickly become disillusioned: the majestic city, fascinated by Western music and instruments, rejects their drums, their bamboo pipes and their plantation songs. A long drift will then begin during which they will learn these rhythms from elsewhere. Their talent gave birth to the Biguine, a Métis creation of incredible vitality that would become the symbol of Saint-Pierre.
Cast: Micheline Mona, Max Télèphe
Partners: Caribbean Community in Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Francophone, Italian, and Germanic Studies