La victoire en chantant / Black and White in Color (1976)
French colonists in Africa, several months behind in the news, find
themselves at war with their German neighbors. Deciding that they must
do their proper duty and fight the Germans, they promptly conscript the
local native population. Issuing them boots and rifles, the French
attempt to make "proper" soldiers out of the Africans. A young,
idealistic French geographer seems to be the only rational person in the
town, and he takes over control of the "war" after several bungles on
the part of the others. Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
Ivory Coast, France, West Germany and Switzerland Co-Production
Won Best Foreign Language Film in Oscar (Ivory Coast)
This was the first winner of the Oscar for best foreign language film after the rules for the category were changed requiring all Academy members who wished to vote having to prove they had attended screenings of all five nominees.
First film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud.
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