ملكات من أفريقيا (مسلسل تلفزيوني)

ملكات من أفريقيا
النوع
كتبه
  • بيريز أوينو
  • نينى إووجي
إخراج
بطولة
يحكيه
موسيقى
  • مايكل "ميكي"أسانتى
بلد الأصلالولايات المتحدة، المملكة المتحدة
اللغة الأصليةالإنجليزية
عدد المواسم2
عدد الحلقات8
الإنتاج
المنتج التنفيذي
  • جادا بينكت سميث
التصوير السينمائي
  • شين فرانسيس
مدة العرض45 دقيقة
شركة الإنتاج
الإطلاق
الشبكة الأصليةنتفليكس
صيغة الصورةHDTV 1080p
الإصدار الأصلي15 فبراير 2023 (2023-02-15) –
حالياً (حالياً)

ملكات من أفريقيا أو ملكات أفريقيات (إنگليزية: African Queens)، هو مسلسل وثائقي خيالي، يركز على ملكات أفريقيا. المسلسل من إخراج الأفريقية تينا غاجرافي[1] وبدء عرضه على نتليكس بدءاً من مايو 2023. المسلسل من إنتاج وتعليق جادا بينكت سميث، ويتميز بإعادة تمثيل خيالية درامية بالإضافة إلى مقابلات مع الخبراء. تناول الموسم الأول من المسلسل نزينغا ملكة ندونجو وماتامبا. بينما يتناول الموسم الثاني ملكة مصر البطلمية، الفرعونة كليوباترا.

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ماللخص

رسم لنزينجا من ندونجو وماتمبا في لواندا، أنجولا.
تمثال نصفي للملكة كليوباترا السابعة، منتصف القرن الأول ق.م.

The docu-series combines dramatic recreations with interviews with historians and experts as well as people from the modern-day regions that the Queen ruled over. Creator Jada Pinkett Smith cited a lack of stories covering Black queens as her inspiration for helming the series.[2]

For the first season, the life of Njinga, Queen of Ndongo and Matamba, is explored.[3] Interviewees include: Kellie Carter Jackson, Wellesley College associate professor in the Department of Africana Studies, Diambi Kabatusuila, the present-day traditional Queen of the Bakwa Luntu people in Central Kasaï, and Rosa Cruz e Silva, the former director of the National Archives of Angola.[4][5]

The second season explores the reign of Cleopatra, Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt.[6]


فريق العمل

الموسم الأول 1

  • Adesuwa Oni, as Queen Nzinga
  • Eshe Asante, as Ndambi
  • Marilyn Nnadebe, as Funji
  • Chipo Kureya, as Kambu
  • Philips Nortey, as King Mbande

الموسم الثاني 2

الحلقات

نظرة عامة على الموسم

خطأ: لا توجد وحدة بهذا الاسم "Series overview".

ملكات من أفريقيا: نزينجا (2023)

الملكة كليوباترا (2023)

العرض

The first season premiered on February 15, 2023.[3] The second season premiered on May 10, 2023.[6] With the release of each season, all episodes are released simultaneously on Netflix.

نقد

Reception for the first season was mixed-to-positive. قالب:Rotten Tomatoes prose[7] Ellen E. Jones of The Guardian was critical of the first series, awarding it 2 out of 5 stars, saying that "This tale of a 17th-century African female ruler features impressive academics, but they're drowned out by poor-quality dramatic sequences. It lacks context, analysis or personality."[8] Angie Han of The Hollywood Reporter was also critical, saying that the format limited the ability to go deeply into the subject.[9] Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times, however, praised the first series and gave it three out of four stars.[10] Luke Peppa of the Financial Times cited Black Panther as a watershed for telling African stories, and that much of the stories of the continent have not been told.[11]

For the second season, Rotten Tomatoes reports 20% of 5 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.5/10.[12]

Casting of Cleopatra controversy

للمزيد من المعلومات: Cleopatra race controversy and Ancient Egyptian race controversy

Cleopatra was played by Adele James in the second season's fictional recreation scenes. James is a British actress who is Black and of mixed-ancestry, her skin color caused controversy over the depiction of Cleopatra's race. Experts typically agree that Cleopatra is predominantly of Macedonian Greek ancestry.

The government of Egypt responded to the casting decision negatively. Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities stated that the series represented a “falsification of Egyptian history.”[13] The Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Archeology through the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities released a statement on the issue, saying that “Queen Cleopatra was light-skinned and (had) Hellenic features.” They cited coins, statues, and other depictions of Cleopatra as evidence, adding “far from any ethnic racism, stressing full respect for African civilizations and for our brothers in the African continent that brings us all together.”[14][15] Former antiquities minister and Egyptologist Zahi Hawass was critical of the second season. He said, "This is completely fake. Cleopatra was Greek, meaning that she was light skinned, not black," adding that "Netflix is trying to provoke confusion by spreading false and deceptive facts that the origin of the Egyptian civilisation is black."[16][17][18]

Other responses from Egypt include an Egyptian lawyer who sued to block Netflix in the country, alleging that Netflix was promoting Afrocentrism and attempting to erase Egyptian history.[19] The Egyptian channel, al-Wathaeqya, announced it was producing a documentary about the "true" life of Cleopatra in response to the "revisionism" of the Netflix series.[20][21] The hashtag #EgyptforEgyptians trended in Egypt in response to the casting decision, with Egyptians putting their faces side-by-side with the faces of ancient Egyptians.[22]

Director Tina Gharavi defended the casting stating, "Doing the research, I realized what a political act it would be to see Cleopatra portrayed by a Black actress".[16] Producers of the series stated that "[Cleopatra's] ethnicity is not the focus of Queen Cleopatra, but we did intentionally decide to depict her of mixed ethnicity to reflect theories about Cleopatra’s possible Egyptian ancestry and the multicultural nature of ancient Egypt.”[2] Actress Adele James denied the existence of "Blackwashing" and accused Egyptian critic of her casting of self-loathing and racism.[23][24]

References

  1. ^ "Netflix 'Queen Cleopatra' Ending Explained: A Tale of Power, Love, and Betrayal". The Screen Score (in الإنجليزية). Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  2. ^ أ ب "'African Queens' Tells the Royal Stories You Haven't Heard Before". Netflix Tudum (in الإنجليزية). Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  3. ^ أ ب "'African Queens: Njinga' trailer: Jada Pinkett Smith narrates Netflix docuseries - UPI.com". UPI (in الإنجليزية). Archived from the original on 2023-04-13. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  4. ^ "The Story Behind the Netflix Series African Queens: Njinga". Time (in الإنجليزية). 2023-02-15. Archived from the original on 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  5. ^ "The real-life leader behind Netflix's 'African Queens: Njinga,' as told by a Wellesley professor". News (in الإنجليزية). 2023-02-16. Archived from the original on 2023-04-10. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  6. ^ أ ب Martin, Annie (April 12, 2023). "'Queen Cleopatra' trailer: Jada Pinkett Smith narrates new docuseries - UPI.com". United Press International (in الإنجليزية). Archived from the original on 2023-04-12. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  7. ^ "African Queens: Njinga - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com (in الإنجليزية). Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  8. ^ Jones, Ellen E. (2023-02-15). "African Queens: Njinga review – Jada Pinkett Smith's docudrama is like a mediocre Channel 5 show". The Guardian (in الإنجليزية البريطانية). ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2023-03-22. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  9. ^ Han, Angie (2023-02-15). "'African Queens: Njinga' Review: Jada Pinkett Smith's Compelling Netflix Docu-Drama Hybrid Leaves You Wanting More". The Hollywood Reporter (in الإنجليزية الأمريكية). Archived from the original on 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  10. ^ "'African Queens: Njinga': Captivating Netflix series traces a crafty, deadly rise to power". Chicago Sun-Times (in الإنجليزية). 2023-02-14. Archived from the original on 2023-04-15. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  11. ^ "From 'The Woman King' to Netflix's 'African Queens' — how Africa's history went pop". Financial Times. 2023-03-11. Archived from the original on 2023-03-11. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  12. ^ "Queen Cleopatra". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  13. ^ Yee, Vivian (2023-05-10). "Whose Queen? Netflix and Egypt Spar Over an African Cleopatra". The New York Times (in الإنجليزية الأمريكية). ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  14. ^ "A Black Queen Cleopatra? Egyptians lash out at Netflix's depiction - National | Globalnews.ca". Global News (in الإنجليزية الأمريكية). Archived from the original on 2023-04-29. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  15. ^ "Cleopatra was not Black, Egypt tells Netflix ahead of new series". NBC News (in الإنجليزية). Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  16. ^ أ ب Saad, Nardine (2023-04-21). "Director of Netflix series starring a Black Cleopatra fires back at Egyptian backlash". Los Angeles Times (in الإنجليزية الأمريكية). Archived from the original on 2023-04-25. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  17. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (2023-04-20). "Cleopatra's African Heritage in Netflix Docudrama Sparks Uproar in Egypt". Variety (in الإنجليزية الأمريكية). Archived from the original on 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  18. ^ "Egyptians complain over Netflix depiction of Cleopatra as black". BBC News (in الإنجليزية البريطانية). 2023-04-19. Archived from the original on 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  19. ^ ROGERS, ZACHARY (2023-04-21). "Egyptian lawyer sues Netflix for depicting Queen Cleopatra as Black". KATV (in الإنجليزية). Archived from the original on 2023-04-24. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  20. ^ Bureau, Athens (2023-05-09). "Egypt To Make Its Own Documentary On Queen Cleopatra In Response To Netflix's Fictional Revisionism" (in الإنجليزية الأمريكية). Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  21. ^ "Egypt to produce its own documentary on Queen Cleopatra". Egypt Independent (in الإنجليزية الأمريكية). 2023-05-07. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  22. ^ Makary, Marina. "Young Egyptians Create Viral Campaign Against Netflix's 'Queen Cleopatra'". Egyptian Streets.
  23. ^ France, Lisa Respers (12 May 2023). "'Queen Cleopatra' actress Adele James talks 'blackwashing'". CNN (in الإنجليزية). Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  24. ^ Vlessing, Etan (11 May 2023). "Adele James Talks Netflix's Controversial 'Queen Cleopatra' Series: "Blackwashing Isn't a Thing"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 May 2023.

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