Cinema of Cape Verde
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Eden Park, the first picture house and cinema in Cape Verde
The history of the cinema of Cape Verde dates back to the arrival of film-makers in Mindelo in the early twentieth-century. The first picture house was established in Mindelo around 1922, called Eden Park.[1]
Films
- Os Flagelados do Vento Leste (1987)
- Down to Earth (1995) - a drama film, directed by Pedro Costa
- The Island of Contenda (1995) - drama film
- Amílcar Cabral (2001) - a short documentary film
- Batuque, the Soul of a People (2006) - a film about the famous music and dance genre of batuque
- A Ilha dos Escravos (The Island of Slaves) (2008)
- Kontinuasom (2009) - a documentary film [English: Continuation, Portuguese: Continuação]
- Coração Atlântico (Atlantic Heart) (2016) - dramatic feature film http://www.atlanticheart.com
Documentaries
- Bitú (2010)
- Tututa (2013)
References
- ↑ Arenas, Fernando (2011). Lusophone Africa: Beyond Independence. U of Minnesota Press. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-8166-6983-7.
External links
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