Ouvertures

Ouvertures

5.0IMDb Score
Released:2019-10-05
Duration:140 min
Director:Louis Henderson, Olivier Marbœuf
Actors:Mackenson Bijou, Rossi Jacques Casimir, Dieuvela Cherestal, James Desiris, James Fleurissaint
Production:Arts Council of England, Centre National des Arts Plastiques (CNAP), Région Bretagne, Spectre Productions

Overview:

Reflecting on the legacy of Haitian revolutionary Toussaint L’Ouverture, "Ouvertures" follows a collective’s process of translating Édouard Glissant’s play Monsieur Toussaint from French to Creole.

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