The Battle of Algiers (1966) - introduced by Alan O'Leary (Leeds)
Tuesday, October 27 at 8pm in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Film, Introduction and Q&A session with leading Italian film scholars Alan O'Leary (Leeds).
Chronicling the years of insurgency which preceded Algeria’s liberation from French rule in 1962, Gillo Pontecorvo’s celebrated docudrama has gained even greater prescience in the wake of the War on Terror (it was privately screened for the Bush administration in 2003) for its representation of torture and guerrilla warfare. Free for Notre Dame students.
Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo. Not Rated, 121 minutes. French and Arabic with English subtitles.
To purchase tickets, please visit performingarts.nd.edu or call the box office at 574.631.2800.
This event is part of the Nanovic Institute European Film Series, Forms of Realism, and is co-sponsored by the Nanovic Instiute, Italian Studies at Notre Dame and the Office of Research.