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One of the most influential political films in history, The Battle of Algiers, by Gillo Pontecorvo (Kapò), vividly re-creates a key year in the tumultuous Algerian struggle for independence from the occupying French in the 1950s. As violence escalates on both sides, children shoot soldiers at point-blank range, women plant bombs in cafés, and French soldiers resort to torture to break the will of the insurgents. Shot on the streets of Algiers in documentary style, the film is a case study in modern warfare, with its terrorist attacks and the brutal techniques used to combat them. Pontecorvo’s tour de force has astonishing relevance today.
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The Battle of Algiers: The Criterion Collection [Blu-ray] Reviews
The Battle of Algiers: The Criterion Collection [Blu-ray] Reviews
| 14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:  The extras are simply staggering, By DVD Verdict (Santa Monica, CA) - See all my reviews This review is from: The Battle of Algiers: The Criterion Collection [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray) Judge Gordon Sullivan, DVD Verdict-- There are so many obvious places to go when discussing The Battle of Algiers. It's almost certainly an accident (though one never knows) that the film was originally released by Criterion on DVD just as the whole Abu Ghraib torture scandal was heating up. It's easy to talk about the debate between terrorist and "freedom fighter," and how it's easy to look at the French as evil and the NLF as good because the Algerian's won their independence. The film also brings up the issues of acceptable tactics; is it okay to target civilians or use children to conduct urban warfare? Certainly The Battle of Algiers raises these questions, and more--more than most films in the history of cinema. However, what is truly striking about The Battle of Algiers is not the historical moment it attempts to recreate, nor the ethical questions it raises. The most striking thing about The Battle of Algiers is its cinematic achievements. Viewers who know... Read more 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful: Simply the best war movie ever made, By Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: The Battle of Algiers: The Criterion Collection [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray) Anyone that loves "real" war movies...not the Hollywood versions...but the films that show what things were really like in the conflicts simply must watch this film. It is truly one of the greatest war films ever made...if not the greatest. And now, in its Blu-ray Criterion Collection version, the reproduction is so crystal clear it is a true work of art. Any student of military history that wants to grasp how things can go wrong and how a seemingly simple action can turn out so bad, simply must watch this film. This is one you do not want to stream...this is one you want to own and keep for future viewings. 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful: An excellent film that it's still relevant today., By Don Vito Corleone "The Joker" (Sleeping with the Fishes) - See all my reviews This review is from: The Battle of Algiers: The Criterion Collection [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray) The Battle of Algiers is a film that feels like a documentary. An excellent one. But astoundingly, this film did not use any documentary stock. Gillo Pontecorvo faithfully recreates the struggle that Algerians had to achieve their independence from France. While the film shows the tragedy on both sides, the film clearly has an anticolonialist side and of course is one of the best anti war films ever made. The film is raw and visceral and sometimes it's difficult to watch but it's necessary so you can fully undestand the magnitude of what was happening in Algeria. What is amazing and unfortunate, is that what it's happening in the world today is very similar of what happened in the film. All the wars, terrorists acts and battles that affect our world in these days, resembles a lot of the tactics that both the french army and the Algerian rebels employ in the film. This movie is truly a must see and it's enormous impact still remains until this Day. Video &... Read more |
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