Keyword: maghreb

Mariner of the Mountains

8

2021

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Based on the personal background of director Karim Aïnouz, follows an incredible journey through space and time.

Chronicle of the Year of Embers

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1975

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A meticulous chronicle of the evolution of the Algerian liberation national movement. The film demonstrates that the Algerian War was a slow process of revolts and suffering, uninterrupted, from the start of colonization of Algeria in 1830

The Nouba of the Women of Mount Chenoa

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1979

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Writer and filmmaker Assia Djebar explores Algerian history, the psychological impact of war, and post-colonial female identity in this 1979 classic of film literature. Named for (and taking its structure from) a traditional song with five distinct movements, the film combines documentary-style observation with loose narrative form to tell the story of Lila, an Algerian expatriate returning to her country 15 years after independence has been won. In comparing her life with the lives and experiences of rural Algeriennes, Lila is able to put her childhood demons to rest and discover a new history -- one written in the ongoing strength of generations of women. Like much of Djebars writing, the film has a strong subtext dealing with resistance to patriarchy and womens desire to appropriate the means of power and expression -- one of which, of course, is the filmmakers camera.