Adrienne Koutouan Movies
- 1994
A lost lottery ticket provides the basis for this comedy that is most notable for its detailed views of life among the urban poor on the Ivory Coast. Ali is a policeman struggling to make ends meet for his family. When he learns that his good wife Awa purchased him a winning lottery ticket, he is delighted. Unfortunately they cannot find it anywhere.Things get more problematic when their families learn of their good fortune.The relatives begin appearing with their palms out, looking for a piece of the pie. When at last, they do find the ticket, poor Ali realizes that he cannot begin to accommodate themselves and the families. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Allassane Toure, Abiba Kabore, (more)
- 1998
After Polish-born writer-director Janusz Mrozowski, a French resident for the past 30 years, made a series of 30-minute films based on African writings, he was approached by Africans to do a cinematic survey of past events in African history. Filming in Burkina Faso, Mrozowski responded with this comedy about a dictator kidnapped from the present-day and taken back through the mists of time. There he meets the mother of humanity, Lucy, who teaches him the basics of sexual equality. By the time he returns to the present, he's also received an education in 16th-century slave-trading and European influences on Africa. Shown at the 1998 FESPACO Pan-African Film Festival (Ouagadougou). ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Desire Koumsongo, Adrienne Koutouan, (more)
