The Franco-Algerian War through a Twenty-First Century Lens - Film and History

Zusammenfassung Employs a study of Algerian and French cinema to shed light on the two countries' relationship with the Algerian Revolution of 1954 to 1962. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of FiguresAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. The Twentieth-Century Screen Geography of the Franco-Algerian War2. The Algerian Revolution in Three Transnational Documentaries: Algérie Tours/detours (Oriane Brun-Moschetti and Leïla Morouche, 2006), La Chine est encore loin (China Is Still Far Away, Malek Bensmaïl, 2008), and Fidaï (Damien Ounouri, 2012)3. The Specter of Torture and Atomic Bombs: L’Ennemi intime (The Intimate Enemy, Florent-Emilio Siri, 2007) and Djinns (Stranded, Hughes and Sandra Martin, 2010)4. Reclaiming the Screen Algerian Revolution: Cartouches Gauloises (Summer of ’62, Mehdi Charef, 2006), Hors-la-loi (Outside the Law, Rachid Bouchareb, 2010), and Les Folles Années du Twist (The Crazy Years of the Twist, Mahmoud Zemmouri, 1986)5. A Scission in the Memory of the Franco-Algerian War: Mesrine Part I: L’Instinct de Mort (Killer Instinct), Part II: L’Ennemi Public No. 1 (Public Enemy No.1, Jean-Paul Richet, 2008)6. Revolution through Utopian Dialectics: Une si jeune paix (So Young a Peace, Jacques Charby, 1965) and Loubia Hamra (Bloody Beans, Narimane Mari, 2013)ConclusionAppendix Timeline: Algeria and France 1827-2019BibliographyFilmographyIndex

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• Authors: Nicole Beth Wallenbrock
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.08.2021
• EAN: 9781350246805
• ISBN: 978-1-350-24680-5
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: War, Culture and Society
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; France, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, c 1950 to c 1959, Algeria, African History, Modern warfare, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, Film Theory & Criticism, C 1945 To C 1960, National liberation and independence, Film history, theory or criticism, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General