Madame l'eauMovie
"Their land drought-stricken, three Nigerien farmers (and their donkey) travel to Holland to investigate the possibility of importing windmill technology for use on the plains of Niger. A follow-up to JAGUAR, PETIT À PETIT, and COCORICO MONSIEUR POULET! – undertaken with his longtime filmmaking partners Damouré Zika, Lam Ibrahima Dia, and Tallou Mouzourane – Rouch’s feature is a surreal tale of mythic proportions, full of antic humor and poetic digressions. But beyond the laughs and reveries, MADAME L’EAU is also a poignant commentary on the ‘poisoned gifts’ brought to West Africa by development projects. As Faye Ginsburg once remarked, this is a film about what the world would look like “if Jean Rouch was the president of the World Bank.”" - Anthology Film Archives
About Madame l'eau
Madame l'eau is a 1993 movie directed by Jean Rouch.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 42m, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Damouré Zika, Lam Ibrahim Dia, Tallou Mouzourane, Wineke Onstwedder. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
