The Negro in question, called simply "Man" (Issach de Bankole), is a handsome writer who has recently moved to Montreal in the hope of finding fun, fortune, and fame--not necessarily in that order. He finds a roommate in the studious Bouba (Maka Kotto), an afficionado of tea, jazz, and
Freud, and their cramped apartment quickly becomes the hub of an ever-expanding network of friends and lovers. Armed with an ancient portable typewriter rumored to have belonged to Chester Himes, Man spends the summer days polishing his come-ons and his summer nights sleeping with white women who
can't wait to find out whether all the smutty rumors they've heard about black men are t...
Released:
1989
Rated:
NR
Length:
97 mins