#The Battle of Algiers 1966

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

ITALIAN NEOREALIST CINEMA MEETS THE FERVENT SOCIO-POLICIAL CLIMATE OF '50s NORTH AFRICA.

FILM: "The Battle of Algiers" (1966)

CINEMATOGRAPHY: Marcello Gatti

DIRECTOR: Gillo Pontecorvo

SCREENPLAY: Franco Solinas

GILLO PONTECORVO: "The writings of Frantz Fanon were also very important for Franco Solinas, the screenwriter, and myself. We were there for a few months before the liberation and we saw everything, the hope and the joy, and we remember young people talking on the street all night. During the long months of preparation and of talking with the people, we saw that the struggle against colonialism diminished the mental state and the customs of the people. To fight colonialism they had to change themselves from what colonialism had made them."

Sources: www.proquest.com/docview/204845804, The New Arab, Los Angeles, Times, X (formerly Twitter), The New Review of Film & Television, various, etc...

[ragingbabysyndrome]

The Battle for Algiers (1966)

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[museu-degrandes-novidades]

A Batalha de Argel (1966)

Gillo Pontecorvo

[romanceyourdemons]

a lot of times when people say oh this director took a huge risk, just a massive gamble casting these absolute unknown actors in their film, when you look it up you see that the people they cast were established stage actors, or they all went to film school together, or something along those lines. but sometimes it’s like “the director met her at a house party and loved her vibe so much that she thought i literally cannot make this film unless i have that woman in the lead role, so she personally gave her acting lessons for nine months prior to filming.” the other stuff is eh but THAT i can respect

[absolutecinema]

A Batalha de Argel (La Battaglia di Algeri - 1966)

Gillo Pontecorvo

[streamondemand]

'The Battle of Algiers' on Max and Criterion Channel

Gillo Pontecorvo merges documentary and drama in his 1966 masterpiece The Battle of Algiers (France, 1966), his shattering story of Algeria’s struggle for independence from France. Shot in a second generation neo-realist style on the streets of Algeria with a cast of professionals and non-professionals, it follows the experience of Ali Le Pointe (Brahim Hadjadj), a longtime petty thief in the…

[icypiece]

"Let people enjoy things" is usually said about flawed media, but I think it needs to be said more about "pretentious" or "unorthodox" things. I so often see people say that people are just pretending to like things (or sometimes not like things) because they want to feel special. Which might be true on the rare occasion, but a) people are most likely just stating their opinion and b) even if they are pretending... why care, honestly? I get the impulse to think someone is lying, I often have it; I probably have at some point(s) myself said that someone is just pretending to like X. But we need to get beyond the impulse that just because we don't get something, nobody else could never possibly get it.

I also think that it's a good thing that people seek out different things, outside of the mainstream. "High art" things. "Weird" things. "Unorthodox" things. "Quirky" things. Things from an "unusual" place. Especially since often things that are not from a wealthy English speaking country are sometimes thought to be "inherently" pretentious or strange or unusual or whatever which a) is just not true b) why should we limit ourselves to certain cultures?

The world is just more interesting the more variety people enjoy. And we should encourage people to seek out new stuff. Seek out things just because the genre seems cool or because one has never experienced something in a specific language or from a certain culture before. Let the world widen. And let people enjoy things that you just don't understand. It's nice when a lot of people enjoy the same thing and can bond over it. It's also nice when someone discovers something completely new and want to share it, regardless of whether other people can share in their enthusiasm or not.

[capfalcon]

so i study decolonization, as in i studied it as part of my degree, and i thought I'd make a list of some readings/films that might offer additional insight about decolonization (it also helps if you're tired of the christian moralistic thinking)

occupation 101 (can be found on youtube i believe, it's about the history between isreal and palestine, it focuses on palestinians and it is quite comprehensive. there's live footage, there's interviews with palestinian children, etc. it's a must watch i think, regarding palestine. it points the finger squarely at the united states.)

the wretched of the earth, franz fanon. fanon is really well known in the decolonization sphere because he writes about it in a very succinct and clear way. to him, decolonization can never occur peacefully, and i think that's a really important key lesson. he also talks about how colonizers don't just take land, they reframe ideas, they take language, art, thoughts.

the battle of algiers, 1966. this is a fascinating film, it's sort of a documentary, they got the actual people to play their parts. it describes and interviews the main individuals involved in the fight for independence within Algiers. i think understanding how a nation can gain independence over its colonial forces is really important in the grand scheme of decolonialism.

unthinking eurocentrism. if you can get your hands on it, i love this text. it's so poignant and it lays everything out so clearly and it really shows how we center our worlds around eurocentrism and westernism.

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The Battle of Algiers - 1966

[classicfilmsource]

It’s hard enough to start a revolution, even harder to sustain it, and hardest of all to win it. But it’s only afterwards, once we’ve won, that the real difficulties begin.

The Battle of Algiers (1966) dir. Gillo Pontecorvo

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The battle of Algiers, 1966

[roseillith]

LA BATTAGLIA DI ALGERI // THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS (1966) dir. GILLO PONTECORVO

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Sunday night’s Academy Awards is the marquis night for Hollywood’s film industry. But while cinema might be the biggest cultural US export, its international reputation is tarnished by its tendency to romanticise – if not altogether ignore – the West’s dispossession of much of the world, especially the Global South, several film scholars told Al Jazeera. This is because the primary purpose of Hollywood movies is to entertain, and not to raise consciousness, prompt social transformation or challenge class relations, such as the Italian director Gillo Pontecorvo’s 1966 classic, The Battle of Algiers, Senegalese director Ousmane Sembene’s Black Girl, released the same year, or Asghar Fahradi’s 2011 masterpiece, A Separation, to name just a few.

[oedi]

Let's switch the sides here. Israel gives its iron dome, missiles, tanks, combat aircrafts and weapons to Palestine. In return, they have Hamas and other freedom fighters. And let the Europe give Palestine its right to defend, not just defend but "eradicate them" "finish them" "give hell" and cut off the electricity, food and water.

PS: As we are switching sides, Just add the 50 years of apartheid and war crimes.

🎬 The Battle of Algiers (1966) dir: Gilberto Pontecorvo

[artorojo]

Top 100 military movies of all time.

1. Saving Private Ryan (1998)

2. Apocalypse Now (1979)

3. Full Metal Jacket (1987)

4. Platoon (1986)

5. Black Hawk Down (2001)

6. Das Boot (1981)

7. The Thin Red Line (1998)

8. Paths of Glory (1957)

9. Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

10. 1917 (2019)

11. Dunkirk (2017)

12. Patton (1970)

13. Gallipoli (1981)

14. We Were Soldiers (2002)

15. Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

16. The Deer Hunter (1978)

17. The Hurt Locker (2008)

18. Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

19. Zulu (1964)

20. Black Book (2006)

21. Stalingrad (1993)

22. The Battle of Algiers (1966)

23. The Longest Day (1962)

24. The Bridge at Remagen (1969)

25. Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

26. Jarhead (2005)

27. The Patriot (2000)

28. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)

29. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

30. Enemy at the Gates (2001)

31. Glory (1989)

32. The Great Escape (1963)

33. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

34. The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)

35. Lone Survivor (2013)

36. Kelly's Heroes (1970)

37. The Green Berets (1968)

38. The Alamo (1960)

39. The Messenger (2009)

40. 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016)

41. 12 Strong (2018)

42. The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

43. The Pianist (2002)

44. Rescue Dawn (2006)

45. The Beast of War (1988)

46. A Bridge Too Far (1977)

47. Behind Enemy Lines (2001)

48. Inglourious Basterds (2009)

49. The Boys in Company C (1978)

50. Red Tails (2012)

51. Battle for Haditha (2007)

52. Courage Under Fire (1996)

53. 5 Fingers (1952)

54. Company of Heroes (2013)

55. The Finest Hours (2016)

56. Windtalkers (2002)

57. Battle of the Bulge (1965)

58. The Nightingale (2018)

59. A Midnight Clear (1992)

60. Attack on the Iron Coast (1968)

61. Sergeant York (1941)

62. Empire of the Sun (1987)

63. The Pacific (2010) - Mini-series

64. The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)

65. The Pacific (2010) - Mini-series

66. Enemy at the Gates (2001)

67. The Monuments Men (2014)

68. Days of Glory (2006)

69. Fires on the Plain (1959)

70. The Steel Helmet (1951)

71. Battle of the Damned (2013)

72. Memphis Belle (1990)

73. Crimson Tide (1995)

74. Attack on the Iron Coast (1968)

75. Sergeant York (1941)

76. Empire of the Sun (1987)

77. The Pacific (2010) - Mini-series

78. The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)

79. Enemy at the Gates (2001)

80. The Monuments Men (2014)

81. Days of Glory (2006)

82. Fires on the Plain (1959)

83. The Steel Helmet (1951)

84. Battle of the Damned (2013)

85. The Longest Day (1962)

86. The Bridge at Remagen (1969)

87. M*A*S*H (1970)

88. Jarhead (2005)

89. The Patriot (2000)

90. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)

91. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

92. Glory (1989)

93. The Great Escape (1963)

94. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

95. Platoon (1986)

96. Come and See (1985)

97. Hamburger Hill (1987)

98. The Red Badge of Courage (1951)

99. Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

100. Fort Apache (1948)