How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired
Appearance
How to Make Love to A Negro Without Getting Tired | |
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Directed by | Jacques W. Benoit |
Written by | Dany Laferrière |
Produced by | Richard Sadler Ann Burke Henry Lange |
Starring | Isaach De Bankolé Maka Kotto Roberta Weiss |
Cinematography | John Berry |
Edited by | Dominique Roy |
Music by | Manu Dibango |
Release date | 1989 |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
How to Make Love to A Negro Without Getting Tired (also known as Comment faire l'amour avec un nègre sans se fatiguer) is a French language Canadian film directed by Jacques W. Benoit, starring Isaach De Bankolé and written by Haitian author Dany Laferrière based on his novel of the same name.[1]
Overview
In Montreal two African men, Man and Bouba, share an apartment. Man is a student and aspiring author while Bouba is an amateur philosopher. The film is a slice of life story about Man and Bouba's sexploits. The film was controversial upon its initial release because of its title and was boycotted by the NAACP.[2][3][4]