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ALGIERS — Algerian cinema is in search of a revival, decades after its 1970s heyday and steep decline, with authorities having blown hot and cold in their support.Today, the country counts only a few dozen theatres against a backdrop of legal, bureaucratic and financial restraints.“Algerian cinema is rich in its talents and poor in its means,” said producer and film critic
Algerian cinema is in search of a revival, decades after its 1970s heyday and steep decline, with authorities having blown hot and cold in their support.Today, the country counts only a few dozen theatres against a backdrop of legal, bureaucratic and financial restraints."Algerian cinema is rich in its talents and poor in its means," said producer and film critic Ahmed Bedjaoui. "We need to give a little more freedom to filmmakers."During the 1960s and 70s, the north African country was home to more than 450 cinemas and film libraries.
Algerian cinema is in search of a revival, decades after its 1970s heyday and steep decline, with authorities having blown hot and cold in their support. Today, the country counts only a few dozen theatres against a backdrop of legal, bureaucratic and financial restraints. ..
Choosing to focus on denouncing Palestinian violence is akin to asking them to passively accept their fate—to die quietly and not resist.
Choosing to focus on denouncing Palestinian violence is akin to asking them to passively accept their fate—to die quietly and not resist.