1994 · drama · abidjan · nightlife
Rue Princesse
Directed by Henri Duparc1h 26m1994
Emile, his wife Fanta and their four children lead a comfortable existence. Jean, the eldest son, is interested only in music to his father's regret. One day Jean is sent away from home because of it...
Our read: Rue Princesse (1994) reads as a sombre, kinetic, grounded drama · abidjan · nightlife entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, kinetic, measured drama / abidjan, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured.
- sombre
- brisk
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