West Indies (1979)

Drama
Music
History

Aboard a giant slave ship in an abandoned Citroën factory, the history of the West Indies is traced through several centuries of French oppression. The ship becomes a stage for the people to tell stories via song and dance—from their enslavement to their displacement in Metropolitan France.

Cast

Le parlementaire
La 'Mort'
Soeur Marie Joseph de Cluny
La Dame de souten
Le representant des patrons
Le premier acrobate
L'infirmière
L'assistante sociale
Monsieur Belleville
Le père de famille
L'hôtelier
Monsieur De la Pierre

Crew

Director
Director of Photography
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Producer
Production Design
Set Decoration
Costume Design
Costume Design
Makeup Designer
Makeup Artist
Animation
Orchestrator
Choreographer