Her dad is a sales rep for a brewery, and certainly gets his fill of the product. Aya of yop city 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In yopougon, a workingclass neighbourhood of abidjan, aya, a studious young girl, divides her days between her studies, her family and her two best friends, adjoua et bintou. Aya is a lighthearted story about life in the ivory coast during the 1970s, a particularly thriving and wealthy time in the countrys history. The glowing film by marguerite abouet and clement oubrerie has also won. Most similar movies to aya of yop city the list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Watch aya of yop city free full movie with english subtitle. Aya dreams of becoming a doctor, but her father a rep for the local brewery has his doubts. Release dates 19 also known as aka 10 release dates usa 20 april 20 colcoa french film festival premiere.
Watch aya of yop city full movie in hd visit love stories in yopougon, a neighborhood of the ivory coast capital. From teen romance to parental tribulations, it offers a rare glimpse into the daily lives of africans, and is adapted from a bestselling series of graphic novels. Love stories in yopougon, a neighborhood of the ivory coast capital. Life in yop city last month so in my infinite wisdom i decided i definitely wanted to check out the movie adaptation.
Its always lively, with open markets, colorful fabrics, funky cafes and music everywhere. Aya of yop city takes place in yopougonkoute, or yop city for short. Aya of yop city is a series of six bande dessinee albums written by marguerite abouet and drawn by clement oubrerie. Their short films, sabbath entertainment, tuesdays women and lost paradise won over 40 international awards in festivals worldwide and were acquired by leading international broadcasters. Into the spiderverse hudson river flicks at pier 46, 8. Japan 2019 hiromasa yonebayashi, yoshiyuki momose, and akihiko yamashita. Based on marguerite abouets popular graphic novel series about her life in 1970s postcolonial cote divoire, this animated film chronicles the story of 19yearold aya and her friends adjoua and bintou, who live in the workingclass neighborhood of abidjian renamed yop city. Aya of yop city 20 changes the movie database tmdb love stories in yopougon, a neighborhood of the ivory coast capital love stories in yopougon, a neighborhood of the ivory coast.
Recommendation engine sorted out semi serious, realistic, humorous and touching films with plots about youth, friends, teenage life, friendship, high school, love and romance and high school life mostly in animation, drama and romance genres. Tells the story of a studious and clearsighted 19year old girl, her easygoing friends adjoua and bintou, and their meddling relatives and neighbors in the ivory coast in 1970. Aya, life in yop city episode 80 of the comicsverse podcast. Aya is 19, and she loves her neighborhood of yop city in abidjan, where everyone knows each other. Nov 25, 2019 in the final edition of our new release updates for the month of november, the number of actual titles is relatively small.
Aya is a lighthearted story about life on the ivory coast during the 1970s, a particularly thriving and wealthy time in the countrys history. A bookstore bestseller translated into 15 languages, aya of yop city has lost. Her mom fanta is the neighborhoods most trusted healer. Critically acclaimed graphic novel meets vibrant animated feature with frenchivorian authordirector marguerite abouets cesarnominated film aya of yop city, a humorous and intriguing film set in 1970s abidjan, cote divoire. Jun 20, 2019 aya of yop city films on the green at tompkins square park, sunset. Yopougon aka yop city is a large popular neighborhood in abidjan, known for its maquis open air restaurants where people dance after dinner and its party scene. Marguerite abouet introduction for aya of yop city films on the green. Aya is loosely based upon marguerite abouets youth in yop city.
May 07, 2009 i raced my way through aya, and its sequel aya of yop city go here and here to read fullcolour excerpts of both and am now awaiting with bated breath the newest book in the series, due for publication in september 2009, aya. The 21st new york african film festival statement african. The film follows 19yearold aya and her best friends adjoua and bintou as they navigate the ups and downs not only of their neighborhood of yop city outside abidjan, ivory coast but also of just being 19. Aya of yop city is a 20 french animated film directed by marguerite abouet and clement oubrerie and based on the graphic novel aya of yop city by the same. Aya of yop city screens for free tonight in tompkins square. Sequins 2004, riverside park pier i, manhattan july 26. Superg is in the same state after her may day visit last weekend, and mr.
Aya of yop city 20 full movie download full hd youtube. The way the film explored issues of adultery and abortion was pretty damn phenomenal. Aya of yop city will be presented at the 20 annecy film festival, and is released on july 7, 20 france. Aya of yop city is a film directed by marguerite abouet, clement oubrerie with animation. Although i saw it with subtitles, i could understand a lot of. Its wryly funny, breezy account of the simple pleasures and private troubles of everyday life in yop city. Wonderful view of normal,african daily life gonzalezme56416305 17 july 2014. Aya tells the story of its nineteenyearold heroine, the clearsighted and bookish aya, and her carefree and funloving friends adjoua and bintou. However with titles such as the complete dragon ball z on bluray, fruits basket, young justice, space adventure cobra on 4k and aya of yop city, what is lacking in quantity is made up for in quality. Review aya of yop city high quality with duration 84 min and broadcast on 20 0717 and mpaa rating is 2 original title. It is the story of the studious and clearsighted 19year old aya, her easygoing friends adjoua and bintou, and their meddling relatives and neighbors.
Sep 16, 2008 aya is an independent woman who isnt throwing her life away too early by becoming a single mother and then abandoning hope of a career or a life outside of yop city. Love in yop city maintain their familiar tone, quick pace, and. Aya of yop city 20 changes the movie database tmdb. For the teenagers of the town, though, worries are plentiful, and life in yop city is far from simple. Outdoor movies nyc offers for you to be watching this summer. Stream gratuit love stories in yopougon, a neighborhood of the ivory coast capital. French film fest colcoa releases its full feature lineup.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Aya is a lighthearted story about life in the ivory coast during the 1970s, a particularly thriving and wealthy time in the countrys history while the stories found in aya. Mar 27, 20 hollywoods annual french film festival, colcoa city of lights, city of angels, has released the complete features lineup today as a followup to last weeks reveal of the short films. The true story of how luis bunuel made his third movie. Love in yop city comprises the final three chapters of the aya story, episodes never before seen in english. Just as the main characters in aya, life in yop city face issues that range from the most superficial teenage spats to questions of their aspirations being limited by their gender, so too did our discussion range from larger sociopolitical realities evinced by the nuanced characters and stories in the book, to the pert and twinkling humor throughout. While the bookish aya hopes to get a degree in medicine, the ambitions of adjoua and bintou lean more toward the degree to which they can attract young men. Mar 27, 2015 it has been adapted into a film, aya of yop city produced by joann sfar and antoine delesvaux. While aya has dreams of becoming a doctor, her two best.
Aya is 19 and living a happy life in her vibrant workingclass neighbourhood in the late 70s with her loving, if complicated family. Samuel lange zambrano in bad hair mariana rondons bad hair pelo malo won the golden shell at the 20 san sebastian film festival, which wrapped up today, september 28, in northern spains coastal city also known as donostia in basque. Chocolat 1988, riverside park pier i, manhattan september 3. Nineteenyearold aspiring doctor aya spends most of her time at home in the abidjan suburb of yopougon nicknamed yop city studying and dealing with her family so she doesnt have time to take part in the exploits of her gal pals bintou and adjoua, both of whom want it allto marry up as well as start their own business. Jan 15, 2009 the ivory coast is as an island of relative wealth and stability in west africa. Watch aya of yop city full movie in hd visit love stories in yopougon, a neighborhood of the ivory coast capital aya. The original french albums were published by gallimard between 2005 and 2010. The complete anime series conception has been released on bluray.
With aissa maiga, tella kpomahou, tatiana rojo, jacky ido. Cote divoire, a country on the west coast of africa, was colonized by france and considered a french colony until august 7, 1960, when the country achieved its. Regarder le film aya of yop city 20 en streaming vf. Aya of yop city is a 20 french animated film directed by marguerite abouet and clement oubrerie and based on the graphic novel aya of yop city by the. Aya is a lighthearted account of life in the ivory coast during the 1970s, a particularly thriving and wealthy time in the countrys history. Against the colorful and spirited backdrop of the ivory coast in the 1970s, aya of yop city is a vibrant, beautifully animated film. Although not entirely autobiographical, the story is based on the authors life in cote divoire. Love in yop city maintain their familiar tone, quick pace. Aya of yop city france in the united states embassy of. Kino lorber and gkids are releasing the animated film aya of yop city on bluray and dvd on 1126. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup.
Commendable but then she doesnt really do much else but observe her friends and family doing the opposite. Aya of yop city 2012 the daily lives of a girl aissa maiga, her friends tella kpomahou, tatiana rojo and her family in 1970s west africa. It was nominated for the best animated feature film at the 39th cesar awards. This film is presented in the framework of the first 2018 film series of the cultural services of the french embassy.
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