Africultures Dossier: L'Arbre sans fruit / The Fruitless Tree by Aïcha Elhadj Macky: Woman among Mothers

Macky's first film, Savoir faire le lit / To Know How to Make the Bed, described how the knowledge of the art of seduction and sexual intercourse was transmitted between mother and daughter. The Fruitless Tree questions the belief that one must one have a child in order to accomplish her person...

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Published in:Black camera : the newsletter of the Black Film Center/Archives 2017-04, Vol.8 (2), p.267-268
Main Authors: Barlet, Olivier, Ellerson, Beti
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
AFRICULTURES DOSSIER
Childbirth
Children
Infertility
Mothers
Movies
Taboos
Women
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Summary:Macky's first film, Savoir faire le lit / To Know How to Make the Bed, described how the knowledge of the art of seduction and sexual intercourse was transmitted between mother and daughter. The Fruitless Tree questions the belief that one must one have a child in order to accomplish her personal life as a woman. Women's rights are perceptively discussed, most notably through the comments of an imam at the Islamic school who encourages pursuing a divorce if marriage does not lead to the woman's enjoyment and pleasure in the same way it does for the man, and to file a grievance to the religious leaders in the case of refusal.
ISSN:1536-3155
1947-4237
DOI:10.2979/blackcamera.8.2.16