Movie Description

Lumières

(1989)

Overview

Long quest for a director specializing in commissioned films, who after a depression rediscovers his loved ones, his Casbah district, himself. Taken in hand, for a while, by his Islamist neighbor, it is above all the meeting with an old projectionist giving him a censored history of cinema and Algeria, which helps him to change, and to accept his own fantasies, embodied by Marilyn Monroe and the Andalusian.

Cast

Facts

Original TitleLumières

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1989-01-01

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 01h 50m

Production CompaniesCentre Algérien pour l'Art et l'Industrie Cinématographique (CAAIC)

Genres

  • Comedy
  • Drama