"THE DICTATORSHIP OF THE TRUTH" MEETS THE UNREST OF 1950s ALGERIA.
FILM: "The Battle of Algiers" (1966) -
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Marcello Gatti
DIRECTOR: Gillo Pontecorvo
SCREENPLAY: Franco Solinas
EDWARD SAID (Film Society of the Lincoln Center): "When you made the film, the Algerian revolution had already won. Did you want to tell both sides of the story or were you mainly interested in telling the Algerian side? What was your feeling about portraying this historical process?
GILLO PONTECORVO (Italian writer/film director): "I was mainly interested in showing this unstoppable process of liberation, not only in Algeria, but throughout the entire world. Naturally, in dealing with such a dramatic history, you must show how difficult the situation is for both sides."
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