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1966, Gillo Pontecorvo, 125 minutes. |
Driven by powerful performances, The Battle of Algiers is a complex, award-winning landmark in film history that was initially banned by the French government for its exploration of the Algerian struggle to gain independence from French Colonialism.
This enhanced three-DVD Criterion edition includes Return to Algiers (1992, 55 mins.), a return to Algeria with the director and his son; a new behind-the-scenes documentary; a discussion on the film's influence with directors Spike Lee, Mira Nair, Julian Schnabel, Steven Soderbergh and Oliver Stone; The Dictatorship of the Truth (37 mins.), narrated by Edward Said, about the relationship between the director's politic and his filmmaking style; The Battle of Algiers and History with interviews with historians, former FLN members and more; a 30-minute excerpt from the documentary L'Ennemi Intime, focusing on the French-Algerian War; How to Lose the Battle But Lose the War of Ideas, a conversation on the film's contemporary relevance; theatrical and pre-release trailers; a poster gallery; and optional English subtitles. |
Feature Film: | |
100% Arabica | Mahmoud Zemmouri, 1997, 85 minutes, |
Chronicle of the Years of Embers | Mohamed Lakhdar-Hamina, 1975, 175 minutes, |
Desert Ark, The & Daratt (Dry Season) | Mohamed Chouikh, 1997, 90 minutes, |
Living In Paradise | Bourlem Guerdjou, 1998, 105 minutes, |
Omar Gatlato | Merzak Allouache, 1976, 90 minutes, |
Road to Love, The | Rémi Lange, 2002, 70 minutes, |
Salut Cousin! | Merzak Allouache, 1996, 104 minutes, |
Wife For My Son, A | Ali Ghalem, 1982, 90 minutes, |
Documentary: | |
Beat of Distant Hearts: Art of Revolution In Western Sahara | Danielle Smith, 1999, 45 minutes, |
Song of Umm Dalaila | Danielle Smith, 1993, 35 minutes, |
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