The Battle of Algiers: A Film Within History
La Maison Française (Columbia) Buell Hall, 515 West 116th Street, New York CityTo RSVP, please click here. Screening and discussion with filmmaker Malek Bensmaïl, in conversation with Madeleine Dobie and Etienne Balibar. With exceptional archival materials and many interviews (Algeria, France, Italy, United-States) Malek Bensmaïl’s documentary about Gillo Pontecorvo’s legendary 1965 film, The Battle of Algiers, will give us, sixty years after, a strong look back at this film halfway between history and legend.…