2011.MAR.4. CJ. Gambrinus Pub. Cluj Movie Nights. Battle of Algiers

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“Battle of Algiers” (Italia/Algeria,1966)

Director: Gillo Pontecorvo

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PÅ£a. Unirii 25

20.00

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The Battle of Algiers (Italian: La battaglia di Algeri) is a 1966 war film based on occurrences during the Algerian War (1954–62) against French colonial rule in North Africa. It was directed by Gillo Pontecorvo. The film has been critically celebrated and often taken, by insurgent groups and states alike, as an important commentary on urban guerilla warfare.

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The film produced considerable political controversy in France and was banned there for five years.The film was condemned by Gen. Paul Aussaresses (a commander of the French counterinsurgency, who wrote The Battle of the Casbah, challenging the film's portrayal of events) and Jean-Marie Le Pen, far-right politician in France and former paratrooper in Algeria.

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Awards

Nominated for three Academy Awards including Best Screenplay (Gillo Pontecorvo and Franco Solinas), Best Director (Gillo Pontecorvo) and Best Foreign Language Film

• The City of Venice Cinema Prize (1966)
• The International Critics Award (1966)
• The City of Imola Prize (1966)
• The Italian Silver Ribbon Prize (director, photography, producer)
• The Ajace Prize of the Cinema d'Essai (1967)
• The Italian Golden Asphodel (1966)
• Diosa de Plata at the Acapulco Film Festival (1966)
• The Golden Grolla (1966)
• The Riccione Prize (1966)
• Voted "Best Film of 1967" by Cuban critics in a poll sponsored by Cuban magazine Cine
• The United Churches of America Prize for 1967

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Source: Wikipedia

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