Join us for an afternoon screening of Timite Bassori’s La femme au couteau (The Woman with the Knife) (1969).
From the Ivory Coast comes this daring 1969 drama that reflects the culture at a postcolonial crossroads. The unnamed male protagonist is an intellectual who finds reality a bit too much to bear. Haunted by visions of a woman who alternately threatens and beseeches him, he seeks out solutions from old and new worlds to try and ground him in reality. Delving unsettlingly into the sexual politics of the era and employing a jazz-inflected soundtrack, this recently restored film offers the opportunity to see a rarely screened classic of African cinema.
Enjoy the film and snacks as part of this series. Come early or stay late to visit our galleries—free admission is included with your ticket!
Screening Room, YBCA
Tickets: $15
Ticket includes the film, snacks—while supplies last—and gallery admission.
The film starts promptly at 2pm and there are no trailers. Please arrive a few minutes early to be seated.
Free for YBCA Members.
