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Yam daabo [Blu-ray] ; Kummatty.
Published [2026] by The Criterion Collection, [United States]
Bib Id 1563238
Description 1 videodisc (168 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Leader
cgm a22 a 4500
ISBN
$75.00
Publisher Number
CC3766BD-2
Language
mos mal
Call #
MAL Blu-ray Y
Title
Yam daabo [Blu-ray] ; Kummatty.
Publication Information
[2026] by The Criterion Collection, [United States] :
Description
1 videodisc (168 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Form of Work
Motion pictures
System Details
Blu-ray; region A; full screen (1.37:1); mono sound; requires Blu-ray player.
Language Note
Mooré or Malayalam dialogue; English subtitles.
Note
Title from disc label.
Full screen (1.37:1)
Cast
Yam Daabo: Aoua Guiraud, Moussa Bologo, Ousmane Sawadogo.
Kummatty: Ambalappuzha Ramunni, Ashok Unnikrishnan, Sivasankaran.
Creation/Production Credits
Yam Daabo: Cinematography, Jean Monsigny, Sekou Ouedraogo, Issaka Thiombiano; edited by Arnaud Blin; music by Francis Bebey.
Kummatty: Director of photography, Shaji N. Karun; editor, A. Rameshan; music, Kavalam Narayana Panicker, M.G. Radhakrishnan, G. Aravindan.
Summary
Yam Daabo: A family's quest for self-determination mirrors a nation's struggle in the sensitively observed feature debut by titan of Burkinab cinema Idrissa Ouďraogo, who cast an ennobling gaze on ordinary Africans navigating the upheavals of the postcolonial era. Made amid revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara's push to create a self-reliant Burkina Faso, Yam daabo follows an impoverished family as they leave behind a life in the city reliant on Western aid to start anew in the more verdant countryside, quietly capturing the rhythms of everyday life as well as its devastating tragedies and intimate joys. Featuring music by the legendary Francis Bebey, Yam daabo imbues an elemental human story with profound political weight. In Moore with optional English subtitles. Kummatty: Beautifully photographed amid the lush pastoral landscapes of southern India's Kerala region, this enchanting child's-eye fable conjures a folkloric world in which the magical exists side by side with the every- day. When Kummatty, a kind of shamanic bogeyman, arrives in a small village, he captivates the children with his music and colorful masks-until he casts a spell that has unexpected consequences for one boy. Bursting with exuberant songs and children's chants, this fantasy from G. Aravindan, a pioneer of India's art-house "parallel cinema" movement, is a treasure of imagination and entrancing visual lyricism. In Malayalam with optional English subtitles.
Contents
Yam Daabo / directed and written by Idrissa Ouedraogo ; produced by Les Films de L'Avenir (1987 : 79 min.) -- Kummatty / directed by G. Aravindan ; produced by K. Ravindranathan Nair ; screenplay by G. Aravindan, Kavalam Narayana Panicker. (1979 : 89 min.).
Genre/Form
Feature films.
Fiction films
Fiction films
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