Last night we watched The Battle of Algiers. (Here's the trailer.) Apart from being just an amazing film--apparently entirely staged, containing no documentary or news footage--it was also strangely familiar. Colonial power overstays its welcome, "insurgents" struggle to convince it to leave...If you can see this in a theatre I highly recommend you do.
[thank goodness for the Alamo, which allows me to fill in the blanks in my knowledge of film history while also giving me the opportunity to see the premiere of Anchorman outside, in the park, with beer. You can have it all.]
Posted by Heather at July 7, 2004 09:44 AM
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It was screened for the Pentagon last year. Interesting article about it with lots of historical context here: http://slate.msn.com/id/2087628/
Posted by: Andrew at July 7, 2004 11:06 AM
Yeah, that's what's linked to the photo above.
Posted by: Heather at July 7, 2004 11:53 AM
I saw the film last spring (reviewed at Ionarts: http://ionarts.blogspot.com/2004/03/battle-of-algiers.html) and agree with you completely. Best wishes from Paris!
CTD
Posted by: CTD at July 10, 2004 06:52 AM