Post by archaeologist on Sept 12, 2024 3:15:21 GMT -5
Someone who remembers the French animated film Kirikou and the Sorceress? It is one of the few animated film who take inspiration in West African folklore and mythology. It got so popular that it got several follow ups.
Strangely enough in USA and UK it got some initial problems with ratings since it contains some nudity.
In 2007 Kirikou also become a live musical where Malian singer and actress Fatoumata Diawara played the sorceress Karaba.
In the original animated film Karabas voice was performed by Senegalese actress Awa Sène Sarr.
Strangely enough in USA and UK it got some initial problems with ratings since it contains some nudity.
In 2007 Kirikou also become a live musical where Malian singer and actress Fatoumata Diawara played the sorceress Karaba.
In the original animated film Karabas voice was performed by Senegalese actress Awa Sène Sarr.
Kirikou and the Sorceress (French: Kirikou et la Sorcière, [kiʁiku e la sɔʁsjɛʁ]) is a 1998 French-language animated adventure fantasy film written and directed by Michel Ocelot. Drawn from elements of West African folk tales, it depicts how a newborn boy, Kirikou, saves his village from the evil witch Karaba. The film was originally released on 9 December 1998. It is a co-production between companies in France (Exposure, France 3 Cinema, Les Armateurs, Monipoly, Odec Kid Cartoons), Belgium (Radio-Télévision belge) and Luxembourg (Studio O, Trans Europe Film) and animated at Rija Films' studio in Latvia and Studio Exist in Hungary.
It was so successful that it was followed by Kirikou et les bêtes sauvages, released in 2005, and adapted into a stage musical, Kirikou et Karaba, first performed in 2007. Another follow-up, Kirikou et les hommes et les femmes, was released in late 2012.
It was so successful that it was followed by Kirikou et les bêtes sauvages, released in 2005, and adapted into a stage musical, Kirikou et Karaba, first performed in 2007. Another follow-up, Kirikou et les hommes et les femmes, was released in late 2012.
Awa Sène Sarr made the voice of
Karaba in the movie
Fatoumata Diawara as Karaba in
the live stage version