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Cyrus Nowrasteh film The Stoning of Soraya M.

Posted on May 15, 2011 by sandrellita

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen such a moving and beautifully told story of injustice against women, nor one that was so difficult to watch that at one point I had a hard time refraining from vomiting along … Continue reading →

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Analysis of Ahmed Boulane’s The Satanic Angels/Les Anges de Satan

Posted on February 24, 2011 by sandrellita

http://lesangesdesatan.blogspot.com is a great source for film photos, but most of the writing about this film is in French and pretty generic, so I won’t list websites for you. The Satanic Angels/Les Anges de Satan was released in Morocco in … Continue reading →

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Analysis/Review of “Biutiful” directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu (Inarritu)

Posted on February 6, 2011 by sandrellita

There are so many reviews for this film, because it is in official competition in Cannes and up for a best foreign Academy Award and best actor Oscar, that I can’t really direct you to any in particular reviews this … Continue reading →

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Analysis/Review of Kharboucha, Moroccan Film, Hamid Zoughi director

Posted on January 7, 2011 by sandrellita

Kharboucha (Kharboucha ou Ma Ydoum Hal–Kharboucha ou rien n’est eternal—Kharboucha or nothing is eternal), Hamid Zoughi’s directorial debut in 2007 with a release date in late 2008 at a festival in Tangier in Morocco, comprises one of very few exceptionally … Continue reading →

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Analysis/Review of L’enfant endormi / The Sleeping Child by Yasmine Kassari

Posted on December 29, 2010 by sandrellita

Set in the north-east of Morocco in the Atlas Mountains, Kassari’s film takes us into a small douar or village where the scenario is almost entirely populated by women, as the young men have left for clandestine labor in Europe. … Continue reading →

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Noureddine Lakhmari’s Moroccan film CasaNegra Analysis/Review

Posted on December 17, 2010 by sandrellita

I’m doing something a little different in this week’s blog.  I’m having a guest blogger who is letting me take extracts from his excellent paper “A Feminist Reading of the Moroccan Film Casanegra”, Younnes Abeddour from Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah … Continue reading →

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Some cultural elements in the film Captain Abu Raed by Amin Matalqa

Posted on December 10, 2010 by sandrellita

With a number of great synopses out on the internet about Captain Abu Raed, as usual I want to focus less on that and more on some specific cultural elements embedded in the film.  However, since you might not want … Continue reading →

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The Secret of the Grain (Le Grain et le Mulet)

Posted on December 5, 2010 by sandrellita

The Secret of the Grain, English film release title, which also was released variously as Le Grain et le Mulet and Couscous, is Ahmed Kechiche’s third feature film, which has been reviewed variously by Roger Ebert (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090121/REVIEWS/901219993/1023 ) and A.O. … Continue reading →

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Samira Makhmalbaf’s Blackboards

Posted on November 10, 2010 by sandrellita

In addition to David Lipfert’s 2002 wonderful December 6th analysis of Blackboards at http://www.offoffoff.com, I call attention to an interview with the filmmaker  at http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2000/dec/15/iran.culture.  Also see the website for a lot of information:  http://www.makhmalbaf.com/movies.php?m=18 In this analysis, I will … Continue reading →

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In Custody

Posted on November 4, 2010 by sandrellita

Released in 1993/94 by Merchant/Ivory Production team, this film shot on location in India (Mirpur and Bhopal) by Merchant, features Shashi Kapoor and Om Puri as the main protagonists who struggle with dreams and passions for poetry in a modernizing … Continue reading →

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