Sugar Cane Alley
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Euzhan Palcy
Garry Cadenat
Darling Legitimus
Douta Seck
Joby Bernabe
Francisco Charles
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
On a sugar cane plantation in Martinique live Jose, a bright, mischevious 11-year-old, and his grandmother, a tough, wise woman determined to save him from the hard life she has known. When Jose wins a scholarship, she is ready to sacrifice everything for his chance at an education and an escape from the fields.
Director
Euzhan Palcy
Cast
Garry Cadenat
Darling Legitimus
Douta Seck
Joby Bernabe
Francisco Charles
Marie-jo Descas
Marie-ange Farot
Henri Melon
Eugene Mona
Joel Palcy
Mathieu Crico
Virgine Delaunay-belleville
Celine Delaunay-belleville
Tania Hamel
Maite Marquet
Laurent Saint-cyr
Dominique Arfi
Emilie Blameble
Norita Blameble
Leon De La Guigneraye
Andre Lehr
Roger Promard
Joseph Rene-corail
Lucette Salibur
Crew
Augustin Ancarno
Mary Barthod
Pierre Befve
Jean-denis Berembaum
Dominique Chapuis
Wilhelmine Chevalier
Max Cilla
Richard Claude
Arthur Cloquet
Michel Commo
Romul Eloise
Isabelle Filleul
Caroline Gindre
At Hoang
Jacky Kretz
Geoffrey Larcher
Geoffroy Larcher
Jean-louis Lebras
Mireille Leroy
Roland Louis
Michel Loulergue
Maryse Mohier
Francois Nadal
Claude Nedjar
Jean-luc Ormieres
Yves Osmu
Dominick Palcy
Euzhan Palcy
Roland Poloma
Alix Regis
Christine Renaud
Dominique Roy
Fred Runel
Guillaume Schiffman
Raphael Sicot
Betty Spartacus
Colette Spartacus
Brunoy Tocnay
V Vanderson
Marie-france Vassel
Marie-josephe Yoyotte
Joseph Zobel
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Silver Lion award for best first film at the 1983 Venice Film Festival. Also cite6d for best actress (Darling Legitimus).
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1983
Released in United States May 1984
Released in United States on Video February 21, 1990
Re-released in United States on Video March 28, 1995
Released in United States September 9, 1983
Released in United States 1991
Released in United States 1994
Released in United States April 1996
Released in United States 1999
Shown at Venice Film Festival September 9, 1983.
Shown at Festival Latino Film in New York City August 16 - September 5, 1991.
Shown at Contemporary Films of the African Diaspora Festival in New York City November 25 - December 6, 1994.
Feature directorial debut for Euzhan Palcy.
Formerly distributed by Media Home Entertainment.
Completed shooting 1983.
"The Feminine Eye" program celebrates New York Women in Film & Television's 20th anniversary.
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1983
Released in United States May 1984 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States on Video February 21, 1990
Re-released in United States on Video March 28, 1995
Released in United States September 9, 1983 (Shown at Venice Film Festival September 9, 1983.)
Released in United States 1991 (Shown at Festival Latino Film in New York City August 16 - September 5, 1991.)
Released in United States 1994 (Shown at Contemporary Films of the African Diaspora Festival in New York City November 25 - December 6, 1994.)
Released in United States April 1996 (Shown in New York City (New Victory Theater) as part of program "World Cinema Festival" April 15-21, 1996.)
Released in United States 1999 (Shown in New York City (BAM Rose Cinema) as part of program "The Feminine Eye: Twenty Years of Women's Cinema" January 28 - February 7, 1999.)
