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FILM IN MOROCCO

FILM IN MOROCCO. The Place and the People. “What we know of foreign cultures is almost entirely communicated through the medium of popular cinema.” Roger Ebert. American perceptions of morocco from film. ROAD TO MOROCCO (1942). Casablanca (1942). Films made in morocco.

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FILM IN MOROCCO

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  1. FILM IN MOROCCO The Place and the People

  2. “What we know of foreign cultures is almost entirely communicated through the medium of popular cinema.” Roger Ebert American perceptions of morocco from film

  3. ROAD TO MOROCCO (1942)

  4. Casablanca (1942)

  5. Films made in morocco

  6. THE ATLAS FILM STUDIOS

  7. What Attracts Western Filmmakers? • The Landscape • The Weather • The Support of the Moroccan Government • Proximity to Western Countries • Budget-Friendly Filming Considerations

  8. Moroccan film

  9. The state of moroccan film • Morocco produces about 15 major films a year • King Mohammed VI has relaxed censorship • Moroccan filmmakers can impose self-censorship • Pirated DVDs: Many Moroccan theatres have closed (100 still open) • New film school in Marrakesh

  10. ALI ZAOUA: prince of the streetS • Released in 2000 • A Moroccan crime drama that tells the story of four homeless boys in Casablanca • Awarded the Bronze Horse 2000 Stockholm Film Festival and Winner of Montreal World Film Festival

  11. NabilAyouch, director • Born in Paris, spent formative years in Sarcelles • Trained in theatre • Started film career as a scriptwriter • Early film Mektoub(1997) was Morocco’s Academy Award entry

  12. Ali zaoua: prince of the streets • Paints a realistic portrait of impoverished modern Casablanca • Exposes the growing epidemic of orphaned children addicted to glue-sniffing • Uses several real homeless boys in key roles

  13. QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION • What scenic frames (mise-en-scene) convey the most powerful emotional landscapes of Casablanca? • What social and psychological obstacles are presented as antagonistic forces in the film’s plot?

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