Timité Bassori

Timité Bassori (born 30 December 1933) is an Ivorian filmmaker, actor, and writer. His only feature-length film, The Woman with the Knife, is considered a classic of African cinema.

Early life and education Of Mandé-Dioula origin, Timité Bassori was born on 30 December 1933,

His only feature-length film, The Woman with the Knife (1969), is considered a classic of African cinema. It was restored as part of the African Film Heritage Project, an initiative to preserve 50 African films through the collaboration of the groups FEPACI, UNESCO, Cineteca di Bologna, and Martin Scorsese's The Film Foundation. The film was shown along with 4 other restored films at the 2019 film festival FESPACO.

The film Bouka (Roger Gnoan M'Bala, 1988) is based upon his short story "Jeux dangereux" (1974).

Filmography As director The Foresters (documentary; 1963) Abidjan-Niger (documentary; 1963) Amédée Pierre (documentary; 1963) On the Dune of Solitude (1964) The Sixth Furrow (1966) Bush Fires (1967) The Woman with the Knife (1969) Abidjan, the Lagoon Pearl (1971) Bondoukou, Year 11 (1971) Odienné, Year 12 (1972) Kossou 1 (1972) Kossou 2 (1974) The Akati Fellows (1974)

As producer The Woman with the Knife (1969) Black and White in Color (1976) Weeds (1978)

As assistant director Man from Cocody (1965)

Literature 1974: Les Bannis du village 1983: Grelots d'or 1986: Les eaux claires de ma source