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Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers (2004)

Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers (2004)

Documentary
Release Date: 2004, August 1
Countries: United States of America
Production: The Criterion Channel
Cast: Brahim Hadjadj, Mohamed Ben Kassen

Overview:

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 established and accomplished filmmakers; Spike Lee, Steven Soderbergh, Oliver Stone, Julian Schnabel and Mira Nair. They discuss how the shots, cinematography, set design, sound and editing directly influenced their own work and how the film's sequences look incredibly realistic, despite the claim that everything in the film was staged .

Keywords:

anti-colonialism north africa algeria algerian war (1954-62) film critic djazair battle of algiers independance war la bataille d'alger