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In XALA, the contrast between Awe and El Hadji's second wife, Oumi, is seen strikingly during a scene of the third wedding where the two women sit together, outcasts to El Hadji’s new pride and happiness. Wearing a traditional African dress, Awa chews her stick with the dutiful resignation of a patient village woman.
In XALA we feel empathy for both El Hadji and the beggars. Sembene warns the emerging bourgeoisie not to lose sight of its own trauma and inevitable fall from power. At the same time, the filmmaker clearly shows a difference between human nature and the corrupting influence of imposed systems and cultures on Africa.
Senegal. Languages. French. Wolof. Xala (pronounced [ˈxala], Wolof for "temporary sexual impotence" [1]) is a 1975 Senegalese satirical comedy film written and directed by Ousmane Sembène, an adaptation of Sembène's 1973 novel of the same name. It stars Thierno Leye, Seune Samb, Douta Seck, Younousse Sèye, Fatim Diagne, and Myriam Niang.
Feb 8, 2013 · For my scholarly source I read an essay called, "Three Faces of Africa: Women in "Xala". Although the author was writing about the film, it was extremely relevant to the novella as well. This critical essay went into depth about some points that I was already aware of; for instance the parallels between El Hadji’s…
Dec 15, 2018 · Through an analysis of the characters of El Hadji, El Hadji’s first wife Adja, and her daughter Rama in the following paragraphs, I will argue that Sembène creates binaries in the film between old versus new, and male weakness versus female strength, which both tie into a larger dichotomy of colonial rule versus independence. Old versus New
Xala Summary. The story begins with a meeting of a group of Senegalese businessmen who celebrate their independence from the colonial powers. One of the men, El Hadji Abdou Kader Beye ("El Hadji"), has invited the others to his wedding party later that day. This wedding is to be his third, earning El Hadji the traditional distinction of ...
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Abdou Kader Beyè (ah- BEWKAY -dehr BAY -yay), called El Hadji, a prosperous Senegalese businessman in his fifties. He is a Muslim and a polygamist, with two wives and eleven children. Ousted from ...
