The Battle of Algiers (1966)
Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo
Not Rated, 121 minutes
French and Arabic with English subtitles
Chronicling the years of insurgency which preceded Algeria’s liberation from French rule in 1962, Gillo Pontecorvo’s celebrated docudrama has gained even greater prescience in the wake of the War on Terror (it was privately screened for the Bush administration in 2003) for its representation of torture and guerrilla warfare. Free for Notre Dame students.
The film will be introduced by Alan O’Leary, associate professor of Italian at the University of Leeds. This event is part of the Nanovic Institute European Film Series, Forms of Realism.
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Originally published at al.nd.edu.