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Five Films for a Hundred Years

  • Cinq films pour cent ans
Genre : Drama
Type : Fiction
Original title : HAPPY END / CINEMA IMPERIAL
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 1995
Format : Feature
Running time : 90 (in minutes)

Poetic narrative. A collective production to pay tribute to cinema that contains 5 short films: CINEMA IMPERIAL by Hakim Noury, HAPPY END by Abdelkader Lagtaa, SUR LA TERRASSE / ON THE TERRACE by Farida Benlyasid, LUMIÈRE / LIGHT by Omar Chraïbi, and Le mouchoir bleu by Jilali Ferhati. Each filmmaker draws from his imagination and from his/her memories: the first screenings, prohibition by the parents, the magic lantern, cinema lessons by french cinema-loving teachers at the university.  Episodes directed by Farida Benlyazid, Jillali Ferhati, Hakim Noury, Aldelkader Lagtâa and Omar Chraïbi. The 5 Shorts: - على الشرفة / SUR LA TERRASSE / ON THE TERRACE | Farida Benlyazid (17 min), starring Amina Rachid, Fatima Loukili, Mouna Fettou, Yara Ghafiri - نور / LUMIERE / LIGHT | Omar Chraibi (20 min), starring Hassan El Fad, Maria Kachani, Fatima Kheir, Salaheddine Benmoussa - سينما ا مبريال / CINEMA IMPERIAL | Hakim Noury (20 min), starring Said Maouhoub, Omar Chenbod, Nizar Boukhari & Yassine Tabout - نهاية سعيدة / HAPPY END | Abdelkader Lagtaa (20 min), starring Abdellah Amrani, Salaheddine Benmoussa Fatima Kheir, Rachid El Wali, Nezha Zakaria - المنديل الا زرق / LE MOUCHOIR BLEU / THE BLUE HANDKERCHIEF | Jillali Ferhati (20 min), starring Hmida Ahrouchi, Souad El Bakhoukh Abdellah Bennajjar & Nezha Zakaria Festivals / Awards / Prix
Montreal Film Festival (Canada) - Mention 
35mm.

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