Underplayed Gems

Le Grand Carnaval (1983)

Le Grand Carnaval poster
Directed by
Alexandre Arcady
Genre
comedy drama
Country
France
Runtime
2h 10m
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 38 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In 1942, American soldiers arrive in a small Algerian town during World War II. The locals, mostly pieds-noirs and Algerians, must adapt to living alongside the Allied troops.

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What happens

Le Grand Carnaval est un film franco-tunisien réalisé par Alexandre Arcady, sorti en 1983. Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, en 1942, les soldats Américains débarquent en Algérie pour l'opération Torch. Le débarquement se fait à proximité d'une petite ville : Tadjira. Cette sous-préfecture principalement composée de pieds-noirs et d'Algériens devra accueillir les Alliés et vivre avec eux. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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