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FILM DIRECTOR

Idrissa Ouédraogo

1954 - 2018

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Idrissa Ouédraogo (21 January 1954 – 18 February 2018) was a Burkinabé filmmaker. His work often explored the conflict between rural and city life and tradition and modernity in his native Burkina Faso and elsewhere in Africa. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Idrissa Ouédraogo has received more than 40,886 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Idrissa Ouédraogo is the 1,055th most popular film director (up from 1,141st in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Burkina Faso and the most popular Burkinabe Film Director.

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  • 41k

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  • 46.03

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  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Idrissa Ouédraogo ranks 1,055 out of 1,581Before him are Wanda Jakubowska, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Mimi Leder, Herbert Selpin, Fred Schepisi, and Lloyd Kaufman. After him are Kurt Maetzig, Pavel Lungin, Irwin Winkler, Anne Fontaine, Duncan Jones, and Fedor Ozep.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Idrissa Ouédraogo ranks 299Before him are Ellen von Unwerth, Vasilis Hatzipanagis, Einar Már Guðmundsson, Bruno Coulais, Raymond T. Odierno, and Hanif Kureishi. After him are Piero Gros, Antonio Olmo, Robert Carradine, Marie-Theres Nadig, Phil Zimmermann, and Doug Bradley. Among people deceased in 2018, Idrissa Ouédraogo ranks 310Before him are John Julius Norwich, Hugh Masekela, Pik Botha, Zvonko Bego, Arthur Barnard, and Barys Kit. After him are Sergio Gonella, Per Ahlmark, John Miles, Susan Anspach, David Goodall, and Kazimierz Kutz.

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In Burkina Faso

Among people born in Burkina Faso, Idrissa Ouédraogo ranks 10 out of 38Before him are Michel Kafando (1942), Maurice Yaméogo (1921), Sangoulé Lamizana (1916), Saye Zerbo (1932), Philippe Ouédraogo (1945), and Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo (1942). After him are Gilbert Diendéré (1960), Yacouba Isaac Zida (1965), Luc-Adolphe Tiao (1954), Gaston Kaboré (1951), Paul Kaba Thieba (1959), and Tertius Zongo (1957).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In Burkina Faso

Among film directors born in Burkina Faso, Idrissa Ouédraogo ranks 1After him are Gaston Kaboré (1951).

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