Faces of Women (1985)
January 2, 1985Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Sidiki Bakaba
Koiassi
Kouadou Brou
Brou
Albertine N'Guessan
Eugénie Cissé-Roland
Fish seller
Véronique Mahilé
Carmen Levry
Anny Brigitte
Alexis Leache
Victor Couzyn
Fatou Fall
Traore Siriki
Désiré Ecaré
Director / Writer
Dominique Gentil
Director of Photography
François Migeat
Director of Photography
François Migeat
Cinematographer
Nicolas Barachin
Editor
Désiré Bamba
Details.
Release DateJanuary 2, 1985
Original NameVisages de femmes
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
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Visages de femmes (Faces of Women), is a 1985 Ivorian comedy drama film directed and produced by Desiré Ecaré for Films de la Lagune. The film stars Albertine N'Guessan in the lead role whereas Sidiki Bakaba, Kouadou Brou, Eugénie Cissé-Roland and Véronique Mahilé made supportive roles. The film revolves around Mrs. Congas, who runs a fish-drying business in a coastal city and her struggle to survive with her two daughter amidst of males of the city.The film made its premier on 26 June 1985 in France. The film received mixed reviews from critics and screened in many film festivals. The film was screened for the 24th International Critics' Week (24e Semaine de la Critique). Later, the film won the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) Prize at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. In the same year, the film was also nominated for the Golden Charybdis Award at the Taormina International Film Festival.