1 option
L'appel des arènes = The call of the arena / Sira Badral Productions presente ; coproduction, Centre Cinématographique Marocain, Direction Cinématographique Nationale du Burkina Faso ; un film de Cheik .A. Ndiaye ; avec la participation du CNC ; scenario, Cheik .A. Ndiaye ; directeur de production, Clarence Delgado ; réalisateur, Cheik .A. Ndiaye.
Van Pelt - Video Collection (ask at Circulation Desk) DVD/PAL 030 547
By Request
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- Wolof
- Subjects (All):
- Fall, Aminita Sow--Film adaptations.
- Fall, Aminita Sow.
- Wrestling--Senegal--Drama.
- Wrestling.
- Male friendship--Drama.
- Male friendship.
- Manners and customs.
- Senegal.
- Senegal--Social life and customs--Drama.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Sports films.
- Feature films.
- Film adaptations.
- Motion pictures, Senegalese.
- Motion pictures, Morrocan.
- Motion pictures, Burkina Faso.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (approximately 105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- 4 3/4 in.
- Other Title:
- Call of the arena
- Place of Publication:
- Paris : Sira Badral : Lampe-Fall, [2010]
- Language Note:
- In Wolof and French; optional subtitles in English and French.
- System Details:
- DVD, PAL; widescreen (2.40:1 aspect ratio) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo; dts stereo.
- digital optical stereo Dolby Digital
- digital optical stereo dts
- widescreen (2.40:1)
- PAL
- video file DVD video
- Summary:
- André, a wrestling truck-driver, saves young Nalla from being attacked by a group of hooligans. A deep friendship grows between them and Nalla begins to hang around with the wrestlers against the wishes of his parents, who consider it a violent sport unsuited to a boy of a good family. In the meantime, the whole city is excited, waiting for the match between the two wrestling champions Malew and Tonnére.
- Participant:
- Abdul Aziz Ndiaye, Moustapha Gueye, Mohamed Ndao, Imbrhima Mbaye.
- Credits:
- Camera, Nasr Djepa [and two others]; editors, Sylvie Adnin, Franck Cotelle; music, Ibrahima Diop et al.
- Notes:
- Videodisc release of the motion picture produced [in 2010?] IMDb website gives 2005 and 2008 as release date.
- Aspect ratio on container listed as 1.85:1.
- Based on L'Appel des arènes / [by] Aminita Sow Fall.
- Special feature: original theatrical trailer.
- OCLC:
- 752974408
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.