Movie recommendation: La battaille d'Alger
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I have just seen La battaille d'Alger (The Battle of Algiers) (IMDB[^]) at the local film festival[^], and must absolutely recommend it. It is a black-and-white film from 1965 (shown in French with German subtitles), which was not (widely) shown in France (or anywhere else, in fact) until 2003, but which also portraits the Algerian insurrection in a captivating and intense way while still being very objective. If La battaille d'Alger is shown anywhere near you, I highly recommend seeing it - it is a very intense experience, but still historically accurate (and it should make you equally like or dislike both sides in the film, the French and the Algerians).
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I have just seen La battaille d'Alger (The Battle of Algiers) (IMDB[^]) at the local film festival[^], and must absolutely recommend it. It is a black-and-white film from 1965 (shown in French with German subtitles), which was not (widely) shown in France (or anywhere else, in fact) until 2003, but which also portraits the Algerian insurrection in a captivating and intense way while still being very objective. If La battaille d'Alger is shown anywhere near you, I highly recommend seeing it - it is a very intense experience, but still historically accurate (and it should make you equally like or dislike both sides in the film, the French and the Algerians).
I'll take not when it passes by :) You *might* like Albert Camus' childhood biography ("The First Man"), the twenties in Algier.
I never really know a killer from a savior
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I'll take not when it passes by :) You *might* like Albert Camus' childhood biography ("The First Man"), the twenties in Algier.
I never really know a killer from a savior
boost your code || Fold With Us! || sighist | doxygenpeterchen wrote: You *might* like Albert Camus' childhood biography ("The First Man"), the twenties in Algier. Note taken – might be a good start to practice my French again :) Now I just have to wait for amazon.de to add a section "livres français"... or make another short trip across the border, it's only 15 minutes after all :) I couldn't understand why people kept mentioning "it's so close to France" as an advantage of Saarbrücken until I moved here - now I start telling people "Saarbrücken is nice because it's so close to France"...
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peterchen wrote: You *might* like Albert Camus' childhood biography ("The First Man"), the twenties in Algier. Note taken – might be a good start to practice my French again :) Now I just have to wait for amazon.de to add a section "livres français"... or make another short trip across the border, it's only 15 minutes after all :) I couldn't understand why people kept mentioning "it's so close to France" as an advantage of Saarbrücken until I moved here - now I start telling people "Saarbrücken is nice because it's so close to France"...
Chaque homme de culture a deux patries: la sienne - et la France. (Thomas Jefferson)Arnd H. wrote: I couldn't understand why people kept mentioning "it's so close to France" as an advantage of Saarbrücken until I moved here - now I start telling people "Saarbrücken is nice because it's so close to France" So what's so great about being so close to France? damn, I already sound like Stan... :rolleyes:
I never really know a killer from a savior
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Arnd H. wrote: I couldn't understand why people kept mentioning "it's so close to France" as an advantage of Saarbrücken until I moved here - now I start telling people "Saarbrücken is nice because it's so close to France" So what's so great about being so close to France? damn, I already sound like Stan... :rolleyes:
I never really know a killer from a savior
boost your code || Fold With Us! || sighist | doxygenWell, they've got really pedantic traffic signs[^]... but then you also have a much broader choice in wines and other "fancy foods" in their supermarkets, even small pineapples from Réunion that really taste like pineapples :cool:. You also save the horrendous shipping fees of amazon.fr, and finally the border also marks a drastic change in landscape – from the compact, cramped towns surrounded by forests in the Saarland to more open fields and spacious towns, which I prefer. Most of this comes down to: It's easier to get some unique presents for the family back in the North :) peterchen wrote: damn, I already sound like Stan... They've also got nuclear weapons, so it's only 15 minutes into safe territory :rolleyes:
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Well, they've got really pedantic traffic signs[^]... but then you also have a much broader choice in wines and other "fancy foods" in their supermarkets, even small pineapples from Réunion that really taste like pineapples :cool:. You also save the horrendous shipping fees of amazon.fr, and finally the border also marks a drastic change in landscape – from the compact, cramped towns surrounded by forests in the Saarland to more open fields and spacious towns, which I prefer. Most of this comes down to: It's easier to get some unique presents for the family back in the North :) peterchen wrote: damn, I already sound like Stan... They've also got nuclear weapons, so it's only 15 minutes into safe territory :rolleyes:
Chaque homme de culture a deux patries: la sienne - et la France. (Thomas Jefferson)Arnd H. wrote: They've also got nuclear weapons, so it's only 15 minutes into safe territory :laugh: :laugh:
I never really know a killer from a savior
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I have just seen La battaille d'Alger (The Battle of Algiers) (IMDB[^]) at the local film festival[^], and must absolutely recommend it. It is a black-and-white film from 1965 (shown in French with German subtitles), which was not (widely) shown in France (or anywhere else, in fact) until 2003, but which also portraits the Algerian insurrection in a captivating and intense way while still being very objective. If La battaille d'Alger is shown anywhere near you, I highly recommend seeing it - it is a very intense experience, but still historically accurate (and it should make you equally like or dislike both sides in the film, the French and the Algerians).
Arnd H. wrote: was not (widely) shown in France It was broadcasted for the first time on TV by Arte TV on November 2004. The movie was forbidden in 1966, authorized in 1971, but after many problems (bombing of a theater in Paris, another one attacked by a commando who destroys the movie) it wasn't played anymore. Note this movie isn't a documentary, and tells the version of a former FLN commandant. Nonetheless, I don't think the horrors attributed to the French Army depicted in the movie are exaggerated, but think the ones committed by the FLN are understated. Algerian war is still a trauma for the French soldiers (often drafted, non professional ones) who fought there.
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peterchen wrote: You *might* like Albert Camus' childhood biography ("The First Man"), the twenties in Algier. Note taken – might be a good start to practice my French again :) Now I just have to wait for amazon.de to add a section "livres français"... or make another short trip across the border, it's only 15 minutes after all :) I couldn't understand why people kept mentioning "it's so close to France" as an advantage of Saarbrücken until I moved here - now I start telling people "Saarbrücken is nice because it's so close to France"...
Chaque homme de culture a deux patries: la sienne - et la France. (Thomas Jefferson)It's :cool: to live near a border, it's a way to get the advantages of all the bordering countries :) I was a student in Metz for 2 years (and I have great souvenirs there), and was very pleased at that time that Maastricht was only 2 hours away :rolleyes:
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