La vie est belle / Lamy Films présente ; production, Lamy Films (Bruxelles), Stephan Films (Paris), Sol'Oeil Films (Kinshasa) ; scénario, Ngangura Mweze, Maryse Léon, Benoit Lamy ; réalisation, Benoit Lamy, Ngangura Mwese ; producteur délégue, Benoît Lamy.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Lamy, Benoît, screenwriter, director, producer.

Ngangura Mweze, screenwriter, director.

Léon, Maryse, screenwriter.

Papa Wemba, actor, performer.

Krubwa, Bibi, actor.

Giordano, Martine, editor.

Klody, performer.

Muana, Tshala, performer.

Zaiko Langa Langa (Musical group), performer.

Lamy Films, producer.

Stephan Films, producer.

Sol'Oeil Films, producer.

California Newsreel (Firm), distributor.

Series:

Library of African cinema.

[Library of African cinema]

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Musicians--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Drama.

Musicians.

Social conditions.

Democratic Republic of the Congo--Social conditions--Drama.

Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Congo (Democratic Republic).

Genre:

Comedy films.

Parody films.

Feature films.

Drama.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

polychrome

Other Title:

Parallel title on container: Life is rosy

Also known as: Life is beautiful

Place of Publication:

[San Francisco, Calif.] : California Newsreel, [between 2000 and 2009]

Language Note:

In French with English subtitles.

System Details:

DVD-R; this disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.

digital

optical

video file

DVD video

Summary:

La Vie est belle tells the rags to riches story of Kourou, a poor rural musician who realizes that to succeed in today's music world he must go to the city and break into radio and television. In Kinshasa he uses his wit and talent to win a beautiful wife, trick his greedy boss and succeed in singing his "theme song" on national television. Although the film is primarily entertainment, it reveals much about class divisions, male-female relations, the desires of the urban poor, and the economic and social problems confronting rural immigrants to the cities of Zaire.

Participant:

Papa Wemba, Bibi Krubwa ... [et al.].

Credits:

Editor, Martine Giordano ; music, Papa Wemba, Klody, Zaiko Langa Langa, Tshala Muana.

Notes:

DVD release of the 1987 motion picture.

Includes public performance rights for University of Pennsylvania only. Streaming not allowed without a separate license. Resource Sharing not permitted.

OCLC:

316101995