Zeka Laplaine
Congolese director den actor
Zeka Laplaine (born 1960), sam times dem credit am as José Laplaine,[1] be a director den actor wey komot Ilebo insyd de Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2][3] De kiddie of a Portuguese poppie den Congolese mommie,[4] he move go Europe wen na he dey 18.[5] Ein 1996 short film Le Clandestin na dem feature for de 2010 Amakula International Film Festival insyd Uganda.[6] He portray a cowboy alongsyd Danny Glover insyd Death in Timbuktu, a film within a film insyd de Council of Europe Film Award-winning film, Bamako.[7][8] Laplaine be a member of France ein "Guilde Africaine des Realisateurs et Producteurs".[9]
Zeka Laplaine
| Ein sex anaa gender | male  |
|---|---|
| Country wey e be citizen | Democratic Republic of the Congo, France |
| Name wey dem give am | José |
| Family name | Laplaine |
| Ein date of birth | 1960 |
| Place dem born am | Ilebo |
| Ein occupation | film director, actor, film producer, screenwriter |
Laplaine ein first short film be Le Clandestin,[4] wich he wrep, direct wey he act insyd (he play a policeman in charge of a container dock insyd Lisbon).[4] A French production set insyd Portugal,[10] Le Clandestin dey examine African emigration den dey question de dream of Europe as a "Northern Paradise" give immigrants.[4][11]
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Plot |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Le Clandestin[3][12] | A young African man jump out of a container for Lisbon harbour. He dey attempt make he meet ein cousin for town insyd, he be pursued by a policeman. He never meet ein cousin, wey he eventually decide make he return to Africa.[4] |
| 1996 | Macadam Tribu[1][12] | Dem set insyd Kinshasa, de film dey show "unauthorised communities" wey dey form within de official city, den de struggle of characters make dem survive. A community project—a theatrical production about popular rebellion—dey provide de backdrop to de fall of Presido Mobutu Sese Seko.[4][13] |
| 2001 | Paris: XY[1][12] | |
| 2003 | Le Jardin de Papa[1][12] | A French couple honeymoon insyd Dakar.[4] |
| 2006 | Kinshasa Palace[12][14] | |
| 2007 | Le Lac Sacré[12] |
Actor
edit| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Le Clandestin | A policeman.[3][4] |
| 1996 | Terra Estrangeira | Loli[15] |
| 2001 | Paris: XY | Max.[1] |
| 2006 | Bamako by Abderrahmane Sissako | A cowboy.[3] |
| 2007 | Teranga Blues by Moussa Sene Absa | Zéka.[3][16] |
References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Zeka Laplaine - Filmography - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- ↑ (Armes 2008, pp. 150)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Zeka Laplaine". imdb.com. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 (Gutberlet 2009, pp. 291)
- ↑ Deutsch, Andre (2005). Variety international film guide. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ↑ "Zeka Laplaine | AMAKULA KAMPALA International Film Festival, Uganda". Amakula.com. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- ↑ "Bamako (2006)". imdb.com. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ↑ "'Bamako', winner of the first Council of Europe film award in Istanbul". coe.int. Council of Europe Press Division. 14 April 2007. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
The film "Bamako" ("The Court"), directed by Abderrahmane Sissako, has won the first film award of the Council of Europe 'FACE' at the International Istanbul Film Festival for its contribution to promoting human rights in accordance with the values of the Council of Europe and the principles of individual freedom, political liberty and the rule of law.
- ↑ (Armes 2006, pp. 145)
- ↑ (Gutberlet 2009, pp. 293)
- ↑ (Thackway 2003, pp. 133)
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 (Armes 2008, pp. 151)
- ↑ (Flaxman 2000, pp. 243)
- ↑ Jay Weissberg (31 October 2006). "Kinshasa Palace Review - Read Variety's Analysis Of The Movie Kinshasa Palace". variety.com. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ↑ "Terra Estrangeira (1996)". imdb.com. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ↑ "Teranga Blues (2007)". imdb.com. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
Bibliography
edit- Armes, Roy (2006). African filmmaking: North and South of the Sahara. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-34853-6.
- Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionary of African filmmakers. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-35116-6.
- Flaxman, Gregory (March 2000). The brain is the screen: Deleuze and the philosophy of cinema. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-0-8166-3447-7.
- Gutberlet, Marie-Hélène (2009). Bekers, Elisabeth; Helff, Sissy; Merolla, Daniela (eds.). Transcultural modernities: narrating Africa in Europe. Amsterdam: Editions Rodopi B.V. ISBN 978-90-420-2538-7.
- Thackway, Melissa (2003). Africa shoots back: alternative perspectives in Sub-Saharan Francophone African Film. Oxford: James Currey. ISBN 0-253-34349-6.
External links
edit- Zeka Laplaine at IMDb