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Life Is Rosy [VHS]

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This is a very amusing and interesting movie about an unusually gifted peasant who becomes a famous musician in Kinshasa (then Zaïre). It is a romantic and very lively comedy and a fascinating glimpse at life in a large african city. The music is excellent,the story funny and the local actors amazing. Now that the country is ravaged by a horrible civil war (the "first african world war"), it is even more interesting (if sad) to watch.

titled in french la vie est belle, life is rosy stars the young papa wemba who is now an international star. it a musical fable about love, music, and witchcraft in kinshasa, the capital of the democratic republic of the congo, and will make anyone who has visited this beautiful but troubled country nostalgic. cook up a pot of poule mwamba, crack open a primus and enjoy this delightful story.

This a wonderful, rich, balanced movie. Anyone planning to live in Africa (especially West or Central Africa) MUST SEE THIS MOVIE FIRST. It beats any amount of briefing or training.
(Unfortunately, the original title--La vie est belle--has been eclipsed by the later Roberto Begnini movie of the same name--in French.)

--Nigel Spencer

titled in french la vie est belle, life is rosy stars the young papa wemba who is now an international star. it a musical fable about love, music, and witchcraft in kinshasa, the capital of the democratic republic of the congo, and will make anyone who has visited this beautiful but troubled country nostalgic. cook up a pot of poule mwamba, crack open a primus and enjoy this delightful story.