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How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired (French: Comment faire l'amour avec un nègre sans se fatiguer) is a 1989 French-language Canadian drama 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.
The New York Times, the Toronto Star, the Toronto Sun and the The Boston Globe all refused to publish an ad for the film, while The Washington Post did. The film was controversial upon its initial release because of its title and was boycotted by the NAACP.
Original Release
02/24/1989
US Release
06/08/1990
Cast
Name | Character |
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Isaach de Bankolé | Vieux |
Roberta Weiss | Miz Littérature |
Maka Kotto | Bouba |
Myriam Cyr | Miz Suicide |
Jacques Legras | Vendeur de machines à écrire |
Marie-Josée Gauthier | Miz Mistique / Miz Mystique |
Suzanne Almgren | Miz Duras |
Alexandra Innes | Miz Oh My God |
Nathalie Coupal | Miz Désabusée |
Isabelle L'Ecuyer | Miz Rousse |
Directors
Writers
Dany Laferrière, Richard Sadler
Cast
Name | Character |
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Isaach de Bankolé | Vieux |
Roberta Weiss | Miz Littérature |
Maka Kotto | Bouba |
Myriam Cyr | Miz Suicide |
Jacques Legras | Vendeur de machines à écrire |
Marie-Josée Gauthier | Miz Mistique / Miz Mystique |
Suzanne Almgren | Miz Duras |
Alexandra Innes | Miz Oh My God |
Nathalie Coupal | Miz Désabusée |
Isabelle L'Ecuyer | Miz Rousse |
Patricia Tulasne | Miz Féministe |
Tracy Ray | Miz Guili-Guili |
Dominique James | Miz Osiris |
Nathalie Talbot | Miz Bicyclette |
Julien Poulin | Pusher #1 |
Roy Dupuis | Pusher #2 |
Denis Trudel | Pusher #3 |
Antoine Durand | François |
Mark Bromilow | Desmond |
Luc-Martial Dagenais | Client du bureau de poste |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Richard Sadler | Executive Producer |
Ann Burke | Producer |
Henry Lange | Producer |