The King is Not My Cousin
In 2017, author Elzéa Foule Aventurin engaged in a series of interviews with her granddaughter. Together, they retrace, not without mischief, a family history sailing from one end of the Black Atlantic to the other. A story of silence, pride and revolt.
| Director | Annabelle Aventurin |
| Actor | L'équipe éditoriale de Tënk |
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"Le roi n’est pas son cousin" (The king is not his/her cousin) is a 17th-century French expression meaning someone is so happy, even a king wouldn’t deserve a place in their circle. In this documentary, filmmaker Annabelle Aventurin applies the expression to her grandmother and changes the "his" to "my." Elzéa Foule Aventurin indeed comes across as an accomplished, fulfilled person. Through a series of interviews, Elzéa, author of the book Karukera ensoleillée, Guadeloupe échouée (1980), recounts her family history. In front of her loving and respectful heir, Elzéa paints a mischievous and affectionate portrait of her family while addressing colonial issues, which specific textual ellipses will also highlight.
RIDM Team
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Français
31 mn
Language: Français -
English
31 mn
Language: English
- Année 2022
- Pays France, Guadeloupe
- Durée 31
- Producteur VK Drome, Annabelle Aventurin
- Langue French, Guadeloupean Creole
- Sous-titres French, English
- Résumé court Using fragmented conversations, abstract images and snippets of text, Annabelle Aveturin disrupts the conventions of the typical family documentary.
- Ordre 4
"Le roi n’est pas son cousin" (The king is not his/her cousin) is a 17th-century French expression meaning someone is so happy, even a king wouldn’t deserve a place in their circle. In this documentary, filmmaker Annabelle Aventurin applies the expression to her grandmother and changes the "his" to "my." Elzéa Foule Aventurin indeed comes across as an accomplished, fulfilled person. Through a series of interviews, Elzéa, author of the book Karukera ensoleillée, Guadeloupe échouée (1980), recounts her family history. In front of her loving and respectful heir, Elzéa paints a mischievous and affectionate portrait of her family while addressing colonial issues, which specific textual ellipses will also highlight.
RIDM Team
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Français
Duration: 31 minutesLanguage: Français31 mn -
English
Duration: 31 minutesLanguage: English31 mn
- Année 2022
- Pays France, Guadeloupe
- Durée 31
- Producteur VK Drome, Annabelle Aventurin
- Langue French, Guadeloupean Creole
- Sous-titres French, English
- Résumé court Using fragmented conversations, abstract images and snippets of text, Annabelle Aveturin disrupts the conventions of the typical family documentary.
- Ordre 4
