Les Baies d'Alger (2006)

Özet

In an extended panoramic view—an "audioscopy" of Algiers—the camera’s eye scrutinizes various buildings and city-center neighborhoods with an intimate approach. "I want to show Algerian society’s openness to the world and to modern means... as well as its contradictions regarding tradition." One might think that filming is merely about capturing images; yet for Hassen Ferhani, filming is first and foremost about welcoming presences—allowing the world to emerge with all its density, fragility, and silences. He does not frame to confine, but to liberate; he frames to offer a space where people, gestures, and voices can find their true rhythm. This kind of cinema dictates nothing: it stands back—attentive and open—allowing itself to be surprised by the most unpredictable aspects of reality, and it is in this act of letting go that beauty is born.

Oyuncular

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  Katia Kameli

  Self (Voice)

• Rafik Bekhaled

  Self (Voice)

• Madame Belazoug

  Self (Voice)

• Sofia Bentaïd

  Self (Voice)

• Collectif Chrysalide

  Self (Voice)

• Dounia Ferhani

  Self (Voice)

• Samir Messaoudi

  Self (Voice)

Ekip

Yönetmen

Hassen Ferhani

Senaryo

Hassen Ferhani

Yapımcı

Katia Kameli

Görüntü yönetmeni

Stéphane Broc

Kurgu

Stéphane Broc, Hassen Ferhani