La Zerda ou les chants de l'oubli (1983)
- Directed by
- Assia Djebar
- Genre
- essay film
- Country
- Algeria
- Runtime
- 1h
- Rating
- 8.1 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This film is an experimental documentary that explores forgotten songs and stories from Algeria's past. It weaves together archival footage and music to reflect on memory and colonial history.
meditativelyricalreflectivehistoricalhauntingpoeticslow-pacedcontemplative
What happens
La Zerda ou les chants de l'oubli (French pronunciation: [la zeʁda u le ʃɑ̃ də lubli]; lit. 'The Zerda or the Songs of Forgetting') is a 1979 avant-garde experimental documentary film directed by Assia Djebar. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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