F for Fake
France/Iran/West Germany ,
1975.
Director: Orson Welles
With: Orson Welles, Oja Kodar, Elmyr de Hory, Clifford Irving, Joseph Cotten, François Reichenbach
With: Orson Welles, Oja Kodar, Elmyr de Hory, Clifford Irving, Joseph Cotten, François Reichenbach
Orson Welles's final film was the stylish pseudo-documentary on some of history's greatest cons. Colour, 35mm. 88 mins. [more...]
The Battle of Algiers
Italy/Algeria ,
1966.
Director: Gillo Pontecorvo
Cast: Yacef Saadi, Brahim Haggiag, Jean Martin, Tommaso Neri, Mohamed Ben Kassen
Cast: Yacef Saadi, Brahim Haggiag, Jean Martin, Tommaso Neri, Mohamed Ben Kassen
In the early months of the Iraq war, this film was screened by the Pentagon for the insight it offers into "how to win a battle against terrorism and lose the war of ideas." B&W, 35mm, in French and Arabic with English subtitles. 125 mins. [more...]
