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Matamata and Pilipili / Videocam [and 3 others] present ; directed by Tristan Bourlard ; coproducteurs, Georges Kamanayo, Kathleen De Bethune, Guy Seligmann.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- Dutch
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Haelst, Albert van--Criticism and interpretation.
- Haelst, Albert van.
- Comedy films--Congo (Democratic Republic)--History and criticism.
- Comedy films.
- Colonies.
- History.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo--Social conditions.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Congo (Democratic Republic).
- Social conditions.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--History--1908-1960.
- Belgium--Colonies--Africa--History.
- Belgium.
- Africa.
- Genre:
- Silent films.
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (55 min.) : digital, sound, color and black and white
- Place of Publication:
- [Brooklyn, New York] : [Distributed by] Icarus Films, [2018]
- Language Note:
- In French and Dutch with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- In the 1950s, Albert Van Haelst, a Belgian missionary and film fanatic, made the Matamata and Pilipili series of films in the Congo. The original negatives disappeared at the end of the colonial period, and, until Tristan Bourlard recovered them in a Belgian archive and produced this documentary, the films had never been viewed outside of Africa. Through them, and through the story of their creation, their reception by Congolese audiences, their disappearance, and what happened to Van Haelst and his two Congolese stars, Matamata and Pilipili reclaims an important episode in Congolese cultural history, while exploring the complex terrain of colonial relationships, media representations and popular culture.
- Participant:
- Commentaire, Tristan Boulard, Sophie Bruneau ; voix du narateur, Jean-Jacques Jespers.
- Credits:
- Image: Gilles Stassart, Frederic Decoux, Jean-Marc Vervoort ; montage: Yves Van Herstraeten.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Originally produced by: Videocam, Cobra Films, CBA, ©1996; previously released in 1997.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed December 12, 2018).
- Publisher Number:
- if-mata Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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