''Visages de femmes'' (Faces of Women), is a 1985 Ivorian comedy drama film directed and produced by

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for Films de la Lagune. The film stars

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in the lead role whereas

Sidiki Bakaba Sidiki Bakaba (born in Abengourou, 1949) is an actor, scenario writer and director from Côte d'Ivoire. He lives and works in Abidjan. After studying at the National School of Drama of Abidjan, he conducted training at the Living Theatre and w ...

, 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

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(24e Semaine de la Critique). Later, the film won the

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(FIPRESCI) Prize at the

1985 Cannes Film Festival The 38th Cannes Film Festival took place from 8 to 20 May 1985. Czechoslovakian filmmaker Miloš Forman served as jury president for the main competition. Yugoslavian filmmaker Emir Kusturica won the ''Palme d'Or'', the festival's top prize, for t ...

. In the same year, the film was also nominated for the Golden Charybdis Award at the Taormina International Film Festival.

Cast

as Mrs. Congas *

as Koiassi * Kouadou Brou as Brou * Eugénie Cissé-Roland as Fish Seller * Véronique Mahilé * Carmen Levry * Anny Brigitte * Alexis Leache * Victor Couzyn * Fatou Fall * Traore Siriki * Désiré Bamba

References

External links

* Ivorian comedy films 1985 films 1985 drama films Ivorian drama films {{Cote d’Ivoire-film-stub