Italy / Sep 01, 1983 / Venice Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Martinique, in the early 1930s. Young José and his grandmother live in a small village. Nearly everyone works cutting cane and barely earning a living. The overseer can fine a worker for the smallest infraction. The way to advance is to do well in school. José studies hard and succeeds in an exam allowing him to attend school in the capital. With only a partial scholarship, the tuition is very costly. José and his grandmother move to Fort-de-France to make José's studies easier...
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Henri Melon | Monsieur Roc - l'instituteur |
| Eugène Mona | Douze Orteils |
| Joël Palcy | Carmen |
| Serge Abattucci | |
| Samuel Abraham | Un enfant de la rue Cases Nègres |
| Albert Adea | |
| Jose Aloha | |
| Dominique Arfi | Le patronne de Carmen |
| Dorothee Audibert | |
| Emmanuel Beaudi | |
| Louis Luc Bernex | |
| Emilie Blameble | Madame Fusil |
| Norita Blamelbe | |
| Gisèle Boisan | |
| Emile Caserus | |
| Max Cilla | |
| Francis Coco | Un enfant de la rue Cases Nègres |
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| Mathieu Crico | Gesner |
| Leon De la Guigneraye | Jacques |
| Céline Delaunay-Belleville | La jumelle |
| Virginie Delaunay-Belleville | L'autre jumelle |
| David Fadeau | Un enfant de la rue Cases Nègres |
| Bernard Fergant | |
| Clothaire Grivallier | |
| Mathieu Grivallier | |
| Victor Grivallier | |
| Jacques Guinchard | |
| Michael Guitteau | Un enfant |
| Tania Hamel | Tortilla |
| Miguel Huret | Un enfant |
| Sonia Joseph | |
| Richard Labetan | |
| André Lehr | |
| Serge Lof | |
| Maïté Marquet | Aurélie |
| Félix Mence | |
| Monique Nelson | |
| Ghislaine Pierre-Nicolas | |
| Roger Promard | Le professeur du lycée |
| Joby Ravenet | Un enfant |
| Joseph Rene-Corail | Le commandeur |
| Lina Sabinus | |
| Laurent Saint-Cyr | Léopold |
| Lucette Salibur | |
| Edgar Septua | |
| Félix Ursulet | |
| Joseph Zobel |
Genres
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Rue cases-nègres |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France, Martinique |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | NEF Diffusion, SU.MA.FA., Orca Productions |
| Release date | 21 settembre 1983 |
| Executive producer | Jean-Luc Ormières |
| Writer | Euzhan Palcy, Joseph Zobel |
| Editing | Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte |
| Cinematography | Dominique Chapuis, Arthur Cloquet |
| Assistant directors | Fred Runel, Patrick Delabrière, Guy Desloriez, Max Salvon, Euzhan Palcy |
| Camera operators | Dominique Chapuis, Arthur Cloquet |
| Additional photography | Dominique Chapuis, Arthur Cloquet |
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| Production design | Hoang Thanh At |
| Art direction | Hoang Thanh At |
| Set decoration | Hoang Thanh At |
| Stunts | François Nadal |
| Music | Groupe Malavoi, Francis Baldos, Pierre Excoffier, Dominique Roy, Mireille Leroy, Jacky Kretz, Jean-Louis Lebras, Michel Commo, Pierre Befve, Yves Osmu |
| Sound | Francis Baldos, Pierre Excoffier, Dominique Roy, Mireille Leroy, Jacky Kretz, Jean-Louis Lebras, Michel Commo, Pierre Befve, Yves Osmu, Groupe Malavoi |
| Costume design | Isabelle Filleul, Isabelle Filleul de Brohy, Marie-France Vassel, Nicole Etienne |
| Makeup | Marie-France Vassel, Isabelle Filleul, Isabelle Filleul de Brohy, Nicole Etienne |
| Hairstyling | Isabelle Filleul, Marie-France Vassel, Isabelle Filleul de Brohy, Nicole Etienne |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
United States / Apr 06, 1984 / New York New Directors and New Films Festival
Theatrical release
France / Sep 21, 1983
TV
South Korea / May 21, 1989 / KBS. 1989년 5월 21일 일요일 아침 9시 30분 방영
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