Is there anything left to say about "The Battle of Algiers"? ("Children shoot soldiers at point-blank range. Women plant bombs in cafes. Soon the entire Arab population builds to a mad fervor. Sound ...
The Battle of Algiers, (1965) directed by Gillo Pontecorvo, a perennial favorite on college campuses, is hailed as a modern classic. Certainly the skillful use of black & white cinema verite is highly ...
Some civil war must have raged within director/co-writer Gillo Pontecorvo, between the revolutionary who chooses sides in this story of resistance, and the poet who has enough integrity not to ...
This 17-minute documentary is featured on the 3-Disc Criterion Collection DVD of The Battle of Algiers (1966), released in 2004. An in-depth look at the Battle of Algiers through the eyes of five ...
Arya Shirazi joins Edge of Sports to discuss two films about revolution and resistance. Dave Zirin A scene from “The Battle of Algiers.” This year marks the 60th anniversary of Gilles Pontecorvo’s ...
Originally released as a motion picture in 1966. Based on: Souvenirs de la Bataille d'Alger / Saadi Yacef. Accompanying booklet includes an essay by film scholar Peter Matthews; a reprinted interview ...
French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville is best known for making cool, detached gangster films such as Le Cercle Rouge and Le Samouraï (not that anyone’s walking around talking about them on a regular ...
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Please select another movie or city. Showtimes are updated daily. New movies in theaters this week include the sci-fi horror film Backrooms, The Breadwinner, the feature film debut from comedian Nate ...
Please select another movie or city. Showtimes are updated daily. New movies in theaters this week include the sci-fi horror film Backrooms, The Breadwinner, the feature film debut from comedian Nate ...
Cinematic representations of the Palestinian struggle against Israeli occupation frequently invoke The Battle of Algiers as a point of reference. This reflects a long history of Palestinian ...