Ainsi Meurent Les Anges (And So Angels Die)

56 minutes, 2001

Ibrahima M'Baye, Thierno Ndiaye Doss

Ainsi Meurent Les Anges (And So Angels Die)

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Moussa Sene Absa's latest work pushes the formal boundaries of African cinema to explore the complex interplay of history and psychology in contemporary Africa. Intensely personal and at the same time deeply political, Ainsi meurent les anges combines the elegiac lyricism of his Ça twiste à Poponguine with the acerbic social critique of Tableau Ferraille. What is perhaps most surprising is that this creative freedom was won precisely by working within the constraints of new low-budget video technology. Appearing the same year as Karmen Geï and Faat Kine, it attests to the continuing vitality of Senegalese filmmaking as it propels African cinema in boldly innovative directions.

"Ainsi Meurent les Anges is one of the most beautiful and challenging films I’ve seen in a long time. It is sincere, simple, life-like and it moved me to tears."
Euzhan Palcy

"A formally daring film by a consistently innovative talent which indicates how video technology is changing African filmmaking. One of the most psychologically complex portrayals in African cinema."
Mahen Bonetti, New York African Film Festival

"Echoes of Birago Diop and David Diop?s negritude poems speak to a suffering yet proud Africa . . .The poetic title signals the poignant and dramatic quality of Mory’s experience, but also Sene Absa?s determination to embrace a ruptured expression of beauty."
Kenneth W. Harrow, Michigan State University

Ainsi Meurent Les Anges (And So Angels Die)

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Educational Streaming

Colleges, Universities, Government Agencies, Hospitals and Corporations.

Community Screening

Short-term use for small groups, organizations, or high school classes (under 100 participants, where no admission is charged).

Home Viewing

48-hour, personal rental for in-home use only, restrictions apply

Ainsi Meurent Les Anges (And So Angels Die)

Educational Streaming

Streaming licenses for institutional use—ideal for education, training, and research.

1-Year Single Campus Academic Streaming $150.00

3-Year Single Campus Academic Streaming $300.00

Life-of-the-File-Format Digital Site License (DSL) $500.00

Add DVD $50.00

Community Screening

Flexible options for educators, facilitators, and non-commercial screenings.

7-Day On-Demand Group Rental $50.00

30-Day On-Demand Group Rental $75.00

Single Course Rental (15 weeks) $100.00

Add DVD $50.00

Home Viewing

For individuals without institutional access.

Home Viewing Rental $10.00

Add DVD $50.00

Citation

Africa Dreaming

104 minutes

Tableau Ferraille

85 minutes

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