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The Battle of Algiers
Why this pick
Its urgent, documentary-like realism and close attention to a liberation struggle echo Land and Freedom’s concern with political choices made under pressure.
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MOVIE1995 1h 49m GBR
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
The film's narrative unfolds in a long Flashback (literary technique). David Carr has died at an old age and his granddaughter discovers old letters, newspapers and other documents in his room: what we see in the film is what he had lived.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Tom Gilroy
Lawrence
Angela Clarke
Kitty
Jordi Dauder
Salas
Daniel Muñoz
Man in the Cafe
Ian Hart
David Carr
Frédéric Pierrot
Bernard