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Urban Cartographies in Alicante
From September 21, 2010 until November 30, 2010
Casa Árabe will display in Alicante from November 2nd to November 30th this season. It portrays the vision Arab filmmakers have on the city, as a place where desires, projects and hopes, dreams for anonymity and freedom can come true.
The films are based on cities such as Beirut, Casablanca, Cairo, Algiers and Jerusalem.
Viva l’Aldjérie, by Nadir Moknèche (Algeria, France and Belgium, 2004).
Algiers. Former cabaret dancer Papicha lives with her daughter Goucem in a humble appartment in the city centre, continuosly missing her past. Goucem works in a photography shop and is the lover of a married doctor. Her best friend is Fifi, a neighbour who earns hers living as a prostitute. The three women search for their place in the changing Algerian society.
Chronicle of a Disappearance, by Elia Suleiman (Palestine, 1996).
Jerusalem. A young Palestinian filmmaker returns from the United States to shoot a movie. The reunion with family and friends in Nazareth, and the close look at the way of life of Arabs in Israel, which he quit a long time ago, contrasts a feverish political fantasy with the city of Jerusalem as a background.
The Chaos?, by Youssef Chahine and Khaled Youssef (Egypt and France, 2007).
Cairo. Choubra neighborhood is subjugated to Hatem, a corrupted Police officer that everyone fears and hates. Just Nour, the young woman he courts, dares face him. Nevertheless, she is secretly in love with Sherif, a young and upright district attorney. An unrequited love in a social violence and police oppression environment.
WWW: What a Wonderful World, by Faouzi Bensaidi (Morocco, France and Germany, 2006).
Casablanca. Kamel is a killer who accepts jobs through the Internet. After carrying out his tasks, he is used to phoning Souad, an occasional prostitute. The one who always answers his calls is her friend Kenza, a young traffic officer to whose voice Kamel is deeply attracted, and he decides to search her after a certain point.
Falafel, by Michel Kammoun (Lebanon and France, 2006).
Beirut. Taufiq tries to make the most of every day. He realizes soon that having a normal life in Beirut is a luxury which is not available to him. Fifteen years after the end of the civil war, tensions are still all on edge, like a time bomb ready to explode. A long summer night will be crucial for his lifetime.
At the Club Información in Alicante (Avda. Doctor Rico, 17).
Time: 21.30. Original Version with Spanish subtitles. Free Admission.
Viva l’Aldjérie, by Nadir Moknèche (Algeria, France and Belgium, 2004).
Algiers. Former cabaret dancer Papicha lives with her daughter Goucem in a humble appartment in the city centre, continuosly missing her past. Goucem works in a photography shop and is the lover of a married doctor. Her best friend is Fifi, a neighbour who earns hers living as a prostitute. The three women search for their place in the changing Algerian society.
Chronicle of a Disappearance, by Elia Suleiman (Palestine, 1996).
Jerusalem. A young Palestinian filmmaker returns from the United States to shoot a movie. The reunion with family and friends in Nazareth, and the close look at the way of life of Arabs in Israel, which he quit a long time ago, contrasts a feverish political fantasy with the city of Jerusalem as a background.
The Chaos?, by Youssef Chahine and Khaled Youssef (Egypt and France, 2007).
Cairo. Choubra neighborhood is subjugated to Hatem, a corrupted Police officer that everyone fears and hates. Just Nour, the young woman he courts, dares face him. Nevertheless, she is secretly in love with Sherif, a young and upright district attorney. An unrequited love in a social violence and police oppression environment.
WWW: What a Wonderful World, by Faouzi Bensaidi (Morocco, France and Germany, 2006).
Casablanca. Kamel is a killer who accepts jobs through the Internet. After carrying out his tasks, he is used to phoning Souad, an occasional prostitute. The one who always answers his calls is her friend Kenza, a young traffic officer to whose voice Kamel is deeply attracted, and he decides to search her after a certain point.
Falafel, by Michel Kammoun (Lebanon and France, 2006).
Beirut. Taufiq tries to make the most of every day. He realizes soon that having a normal life in Beirut is a luxury which is not available to him. Fifteen years after the end of the civil war, tensions are still all on edge, like a time bomb ready to explode. A long summer night will be crucial for his lifetime.
CALENDAR
| Tuesday 2nd November | Viva l’Aldjérie |
| Tuesday 9th November | Chronicle of a Disappearance |
| Tuesday 16th November | The Chaos? |
| Tuesday 23th November | WWW: What a Wonderful World |
| Tueday 30th November | Falafel |
At the Club Información in Alicante (Avda. Doctor Rico, 17).
Time: 21.30. Original Version with Spanish subtitles. Free Admission.
