Africa on the Seine vs Alice On & Off

Alice On & Off has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.4/10 for Africa on the Seine). Africa on the Seine is the shorter watch at 22m compared with 1h 24m. Africa on the Seine is the older of the two (1955 against 2024). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Africa on the Seine posterAfrica on the Seine1955 VS Alice On & Off posterAlice On & Off2024
Africa on the SeineAlice On & Off
Audience score★ 5.4/10★ 10.0/10
Year19552024
Length22m1h 24m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary
Country–Romania
DirectorMamadou Sarr, Paulin Soumanou VieyraIsabela Tent
Main castPaulin Soumanou Vieyra, Mamadou Sarr, Marpessa Dawn, Annette M'BayeAlice Petruș, Dorian Petruș, Aristo Petruș

Synopsis

Africa on the Seine

This film is widely regarded as the first film made by an African south of the Sahara. Labelled an “ethnological documentary in reverse,” it shows 1950s Paris from the cinematic perspective of a group of African immigrants. (Mubi)

Alice On & Off

Shot over the course of ten years, the story revolves around 16-year-old Alice who becomes a mother to Aristo, a child conceived out of her deep affection for Dorian, despite their remarkable 35-year age difference. However, their trajectories quickly separate, compelling Alice to make the heart-wrenching choice of parting ways with both Dorian and Aristo.

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