Critic Reviews

“Ballad” is assembled with such peculiar, calm exactness that it actually resembles a series of experiments in simplicity.

Overall, The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire shows us how this discourse falls away––or most essential points are refined––when elaborated upon by such voluptuous cinematic form.

This film essay grapples with the ethical and political considerations raised in the effort to retrieve Césaire from oblivion.

A calm and interesting introduction to an important dissident author.