Un dessert pour Constance (A Dessert for Constance). 1979. Directed by Sarah Maldoror L’hôpital de Leningrad (The Hospital of Leningrad). 1982. Directed by Sarah Maldoror

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Un dessert pour Constance (A Dessert for Constance). 1979. France. Directed by Sarah Maldoror. Screenplay by Maldoror, based on a novel by Daniel Boulanger. With Sidiki Bakaba, Cheik Doukouré, Jean Bouise. DCP. In French; English subtitles. 59 min.

In this biting tale of two immigrant African street sweepers who discover a French cookbook, Sarah Maldoror sends up racist stereotypes, observing, “I don’t see why sweepers should be illiterate. I wanted to make a comedy by saying that we may sweep the streets, but we know what friendship and solidarity are.”

L’hôpital de Leningrad (The Hospital of Leningrad). 1982. France. Directed by Sarah Maldoror. Screenplay by Maldoror and Serge Michel, based on a short story by Victor Serge. With Roger Blin, Rüdiger Vogler, Victor Garrivier, Anne Wiazemsky. DCP. In French; English subtitles. 52 min.

Based on a chilling short story by the Russian writer Victor Serge, The Hospital of Leningrad takes place in a rundown psychiatric hospital where Stalin’s secret police incarcerate his political enemies. The film, one of Sarah Maldoror’s best, features Rüdiger Vogler (Alice in the Cities), Anne Wiazemsky (Au hasard, Balthazar), and Roger Blin (Orpheus) in his last screen performance.

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