Vivre au paradis = Living in paradise

Vivre au paradis = Living in paradise /

"Set in France in 1961-1962, during the Algerian War ... focuses on Lakhdar, an immigrant construction worker in Paris who lives in the squalid and miserable conditions of the shantytowns. He longs to see his family and brings them from Algeria to live with him in his makeshift hut--with disast...

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Main Authors: Guerdjou, Boodjie (Composer), Guerdjou, Hakim (Composer)
Corporate Authors: 3B Productions, Arab Film Distribution
Other Authors: Guerdjou, Bouriem (Screenwriter, Director), Lorelle, Olivier (Screenwriter), Zem, Roschdy (Actor), Belkebla, Fadila (Actor), Benaïcha, Brahim, 1952-
Format: Video DVD
Language:Arabic
French
English
Subjects:
1945-1995
Algerians > France > Drama.
Foreign workers, Algerian > France > Drama.
Foreign workers, Algerian.
Social conditions.
Algerians.
France > Social conditions > 1945-1995 > Drama.
France.
Algeria.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Motion pictures > France.
Motion pictures > Algeria.
Arabic language films.
French language films.
Drama.
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Summary:"Set in France in 1961-1962, during the Algerian War ... focuses on Lakhdar, an immigrant construction worker in Paris who lives in the squalid and miserable conditions of the shantytowns. He longs to see his family and brings them from Algeria to live with him in his makeshift hut--with disastrous results."--Container.
Item Description:This disc is a DVD-R and may fail to play on some DVD equipment.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1998 by 3B, Le Studio Canal +, Arte France Cinéma, WFE, Exposed Films, Alinea.
"Une coproduction France - Belgique - Norvège - Algérie."
Based on the novel: Vivre au paradis : d'une oasis à un bidonville / Brahim Benaïcha.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R.
Production Credits:Director, Bourlem Guerdjou ; screenplay, Olivier Lorelle, Bourlem Guerdjou ; producers, Jean Bréhat, Rachid Bouchareb ; photography, Georges Lechaptois ; music, Boodjie & Hakim Guerdjou.

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