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English Title: Black Shack Alley / Sugar Cane Alley
Poster ID: CL6501
Category: Movies
Designer: Yves Prince Corbeille
Year: 1980s
Actor / Director: Darling Legitimus, Garry Cadenat, Douta Seck, Joby Bernabe, dir. Euzhan Palcy
Country: French
Film Country: French
Approximate Size 63 x 47 inches
Condition: Very Good
Price: $250
1983 Euzhan Palcy French/Martinique Caribbean struggling family young writer melodrama ("based on the novel by Joseph Zobel"). Euzhan Palcly was the first black director (male or female) to win the César Award, France's highest film honor for her film Sugar Cane Alley. She was also the first black woman director to produce a major Hollywood studio (MGM) film: "A Dry White Season". Sugar Cane Alley won over 17 international awards including the Venice Film Festival's Silver Lion, as well as the Coppa Volpi (Volpi Cup) for Best Lead Actress Award (Darling Legitimus) and the César Award, Best First Work.
Keywords: Drama,Black Interest,Agriculture,Farm,Black Directors,Female Directors,Black Film,Yves Prince Corbeille