"Their land drought-stricken, three Nigerien farmers (and their donkey) travel to Holland to investigate the possibility of importing windmill technology for use on the plains of Niger. A follow-up to JAGUAR, PETIT À PETIT, and COCORICO MONSIEUR POULET!undertaken with his longtime filmmaking partners Damouré Zika, Lam Ibrahima Dia, and Tallou MouzouraneRouch?s feature is a surreal tale of mythic proportions, full of antic humor and poetic digressions. But beyond the laughs and reveries, MADAME L?EAU is also a poignant commentary on the ?poisoned gifts? brought to West Africa by development projects. As Faye Ginsburg once remarked, this is a film about what the world would look like ?if Jean Rouch was the president of the World Bank.?" - Anthology Film Archives