Black and White in Colour

Original title: La victoire en chantant

1976
A
1h 30m

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During World War I, French colonists lost in African desert decide to attack their German neighbors.During World War I, French colonists lost in African desert decide to attack their German neighbors.During World War I, French colonists lost in African desert decide to attack their German neighbors.

Director
- Jean-Jacques Annaud
Writers
- Georges Conchon
- Jean-Jacques Annaud
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6.7/10

1.9K

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Director
- Jean-Jacques Annaud
Writers
- Georges Conchon
- Jean-Jacques Annaud
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

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10/10

An exquisite and ironic protest against the madness of war.

It is more than 20 years since I saw BLACK AND WHITE IN COLOR, but this lovely and masterful film still stands out in my memory as a great movie-going experience. What remains after twenty years? The delicate sense of humor and irony which skewers the irrational nationalistic fervor that prevents people from seeing the truth before their eyes and the feelings in their hearts; the extraordinary beauty of the images drawn from the saturated African light; the awful sadness I felt, as comedy descended into tragedy, and I realized that this absurd situation was terribly real, terribly true.

I don't know if this film is available on video, but certainly , in whatever venue, it is an opportunity not to be missed.

metaphor-2
Apr 15, 1999
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This was the first winner of the Oscar for best foreign language film after the rules for the category were changed requiring all Academy members who wished to vote having to prove they had attended screenings of all five nominees.