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FILM IN MOROCCOThe Place and the People
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“What we know of foreign cultures is almost entirely communicated through the medium of popular cinema.”
Roger Ebert
AMERICAN PERCEPTIONS OF MOROCCO
FROM FILM
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ROAD TO MOROCCO (1942)
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CASABLANCA (1942)
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FILMS MADE IN MOROCCO
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THE ATLAS FILM STUDIOS
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WHAT ATTRACTS WESTERN FILMMAKERS?
The Landscape The Weather The Support of the
Moroccan Government
Proximity to Western Countries
Budget-Friendly Filming Considerations
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MOROCCAN FILM
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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
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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
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NABIL AYOUCH, 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
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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
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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?