Publication
Imprint: New York : Kino on Video, 2003. Context: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1999. Responsibility: a film by Cheick Oumar Sissoko ; in coproduction with Kora Films, Balanzan, CNPC, Cinéma Public Films ; screenplay, Jean-Louis Sagot-Duvauroux. Credits: Cinematography, Lionel Cousin ; editor, Ailo Auguste ; music, Michel Risse, Pierre Sauvageot. Performer(s): Sotigui Kouyate, Bala Moussa Keita, Salif Keita, Fatoumata Diawara. OCLC Number: 53401408. Language: In Bambara with English subtitles. Physical: 1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Call number
DVD / Front Desk
UPC
738329031824
Original publication date
1999-05-16
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Description: "A Dazzlingly Beautiful Film, filled with kaleidoscopic, technical brilliance." -- Michael Freisden, TIME OUT
"A work of deep conscience and imagination, of great visual beauty. STUNNING." -- Stewart Klawans, THE NATION
GENESIS Is a visually stunning film of the biblical story of the house of Abraham, told from an African perspective. Based on chapters 33–37 of the book of Genesis, the film portrays the bitter rivalry between the brothers Jacob and Esau, which threatens to engulf both clans in a never ending cycle of violence.
Jacob the Hebrew herder has tricked his older brother Esau (famed African musician Salif Keita) out of his birthright, so Esau and his tribe of nomadic hunters plot revenge on Jacob and his people. Their Canaanite cousins, led by Hamor, are drawn into the conflict. When Jacob's daughter Dina is abducted by Hamor's son Sichem, he allows them to Mary. But Jacob's sons are still angry, leading to further violence.
Unlike Hollywood sanitized versions of the biblical, GENESIS shows men driven as much by greed and anger as by devotion to God. Using the striking African landscape, director Sissoko creates a powerful story of hatred and revenge that resonates in many parts of the world today. - from box
FY2012 / jvsn
"A work of deep conscience and imagination, of great visual beauty. STUNNING." -- Stewart Klawans, THE NATION
GENESIS Is a visually stunning film of the biblical story of the house of Abraham, told from an African perspective. Based on chapters 33–37 of the book of Genesis, the film portrays the bitter rivalry between the brothers Jacob and Esau, which threatens to engulf both clans in a never ending cycle of violence.
Jacob the Hebrew herder has tricked his older brother Esau (famed African musician Salif Keita) out of his birthright, so Esau and his tribe of nomadic hunters plot revenge on Jacob and his people. Their Canaanite cousins, led by Hamor, are drawn into the conflict. When Jacob's daughter Dina is abducted by Hamor's son Sichem, he allows them to Mary. But Jacob's sons are still angry, leading to further violence.
Unlike Hollywood sanitized versions of the biblical, GENESIS shows men driven as much by greed and anger as by devotion to God. Using the striking African landscape, director Sissoko creates a powerful story of hatred and revenge that resonates in many parts of the world today. - from box
FY2012 / jvsn
Physical description
4.75 inches
Original language
Bambara