Sugar Cane Alley (1983)
1h 43m
Running Time
September 21, 1983Release Date
Sugar Cane Alley (1983)
1h 43m
Running Time
September 21, 1983Release Date
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.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Garry Cadenat
José Assam dit Jo
Darling Légitimus
M'Man Tine
Douta Seck
Médouze
Joby Barnabé
Monsieur Saint-Louis
Francisco Charles
Le Gereur
Marie-Ange Farot
Madame Saint-Louis
Pierre Befve
Sound Recordist
Henri Melon
Monsieur Roc - l'instituteur
Pierre Excoffier
Sound
Euzhan Palcy
Director
Dominique Roy
Sound Editor
Mireille Leroy
Sound Editor
Joseph Zobel
Writer
Yves Osmu
Sound Recordist
Dominique Chapuis
Cinematographer
Jean-Luc Ormières
Executive Producer
Jean-Louis Lebras
Foley
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Editor
Michel Commo
Sound Mixer
Hoang Thanh At
ProductionDesigner
Isabelle Filleul
Costume Design
Marie-France Vassel
Makeup Artist
Christine Renaud
Production Manager
Fred Runel
Assistant Director
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 21, 1983
Original NameRue cases nègres
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 43m
Filming LocationsFort-de-France, France
Genres
Wiki.
Sugar Cane Alley (French title: La Rue Cases-Nègres) is a 1983 film directed by Euzhan Palcy. It is set in Martinique in the 1930s, when black people working sugarcane fields were still treated harshly by their white employers. It is based on a semi-autobiographical novel by Joseph Zobel of the same title (alternatively translated as Black Shack Alley; literally "Street of the Houses of Negroes").