The Violent Silence

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The Violent Silence
El Chergui (The East Wind)
Directed byMoumen Smihi
Written byMoumen Smihi
Produced byMohamed Torres, Mohamed Tazi
StarringLeila Chenna, Abdelkader Moutaa, Chawki Sail
CinematographyMohamed Sekkat
Edited byClaude Farory
Production
companies
Aliph Film, CCM
Release date
  • 1975 (1975)
Running time
80 minutes
Country Morocco
Language Moroccan Arabic

The Violent Silence (Moroccan Arabic: El Chergui, French: Le Silence violent) is a 1975 film directed by Moumen Smihi. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] The film was screened at multiple international festivals and was a critical success. [8] [5] [9]

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Synopsis

Set in Tangier on the cusp of Moroccan independence, Aisha, a young woman, uses magical practices to prevent her husband from marrying a second wife. During a final ritual, she drowns. [10] [11] [12] [9]

Cast

Festival and awards

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References

  1. ↑ ":: CENTRE CINEMATOGRAPHIQUE MAROCAIN ::". www.ccm.ma. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  2. ↑ Limbrick, Peter (2020-03-10). Arab Modernism as World Cinema: The Films of Moumen Smihi. Univ of California Press. ISBN   978-0-520-33056-6.
  3. ↑ "Films | Africultures : El Chergui (Le silence violent)". Africultures (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  4. ↑ El Chergui , retrieved 2021-11-16
  5. 1 2 "The East Wind: The Violent Silence (El Chergui, ou, le silence violent)". walkerart.org. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  6. ↑ Ginsberg, Terri; Lippard, Chris (2010-03-11). Historical Dictionary of Middle Eastern Cinema. Scarecrow Press. ISBN   978-0-8108-7364-3.
  7. ↑ Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Indiana University Press. ISBN   978-0-253-35116-6.
  8. ↑ Armes, Roy (2018-01-06). Roots of the New Arab Film. Indiana University Press. ISBN   978-0-253-03173-0.
  9. 1 2 3 Armes, Roy (2005). Postcolonial Images: Studies in North African Film. Indiana University Press. ISBN   978-0-253-21744-8.
  10. ↑ Tate. "Moumen Smihi 1: The East Wind – Film at Tate Modern". Tate. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  11. ↑ Kuhn, Annette; Radstone, Susannah (1994-01-01). The Women's Companion to International Film. University of California Press. ISBN   978-0-520-08879-5.
  12. ↑ Spaas, Lieve (2000). Francophone Film: A Struggle for Identity. Manchester University Press. ISBN   978-0-7190-5861-5.
  13. ↑ "El chergui, ou le silence violent | IFFR". iffr.com. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  14. ↑ "Sommaire du numéro 300 de Image et Son - La Revue du Cinéma". calindex.eu. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
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