A camera roams the famous flagstones and foliage of Père Lachaise cemetery, to the sound of poems such as Liberté by Paul Éluard. Paris is regarded through the prism of its architecture that has drawn on foreign inspiration. And in Un dessert pour Constance, which acknowledges the culinary prowess of French cuisine, comedy combats racist stereotypes and nationalist ideas via a portrait of the daily lives of African migrants in Paris, who mobilise to allow one of their own to return home to die. Le cimetière du Père Lachaise (Père Lachaise Cemetery) France. 1978. Sarah Maldoror. 7min. Video. With English subtitles L’ architecture d’inspiration étrangère à Paris France. 1979. Sarah Maldoror. 3min. Video. With English subtitles Un dessert pour Constance (A Dessert for Constance) France. 1979. Sarah Maldoror. 59min. Digital 4K (restoration). With English subtitles UK Premiere of 4K restoration. Restored in 4K with the support of Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée. Screen: NFT3. Screening details: Special screening available; English language subtitles; Discussion and workshop curated and hosted by programmer Abiba Coulibaly.
