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Les Mains Libres (1965)
Directed by Ennio Lorenzini
Documentary, History · 56m
In 1964, Algeria, just two years after the end of the war of independence, found itself catapulted into new contradictions, a still rural territory which responded to the modernity brought by the revolution. Filmed during the winter of 1964-1965 by the young director Ennio Lorenzini, it is the first international Algerian production which paints a rare portrait in color of a multifaceted nation, far from the simplistic vision created by the press and the French army. Produced by Casbah Film, Les Mains Libres (initially titled Tronc De Figuier) bears witness to the stigmata of colonization and the future of free Algeria throughout the Algerian territory and reveals the richness of its landscapes and the diversity of its traditions . The documentary, using the aesthetics of militant cinema of the time, is made up of four scenes: Sea and Desert, The Struggle, The Earth, Freedom.
Cast
Si Mohamed Baghdadi
Crew
- Director
- Ennio Lorenzini
- Director of Photography
- Claudio Racca
- Editor
- Mario Serandrei
- Producer
- Yacef Saâdi
Details
- Release date
- 1965-08-14
- Runtime
- 56m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- Arabic, French
- Countries
- Algeria
- Production
- Casbah Film