A Thousand and One Hands explained

Director:Souheil Ben-Barka
Starring:Abdou Chaibane, Aissa Ghazi, Mimsy Farmer
Cinematography:Girolamo Larosa
Editing:Abdeslam Agnaou
Music:Abdou Tahar
Runtime:71 minutes
Country:Morocco
Language:Moroccan Arabic

A Thousand and One Hands (French: Les Mille et Une Mains, Arabic: Alf yad wa yad en arabe) is a 1973 Moroccan film directed by Souheil Ben-Barka.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] It was screened abroad and received critical acclaim despite being censored in Morocco.[9] [10] [11]

Synopsis

In Marrakech, veteran dyer Moha and his son Miloud carry bundles of woolen thread. Thus begins the painstaking work of weaving carpets destined for sale abroad, and the hard work of the men, women and girls. With hardly any dialogue, the film illustrates the inhuman conditions of workers and the class struggle in Morocco in the 1970s.

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Awards and accolades

Notes and References

  1. Web site:

    CENTRE CINEMATOGRAPHIQUE MAROCAIN ::

    . 2021-11-16. www.ccm.ma.
  2. Web site: IFcinéma - Les Mille et une mains. 2021-11-16. ifcinema.institutfrancais.com.
  3. Web site: Africiné - Mille et une mains (Les). 2021-11-16. Africiné. fr.
  4. Web site: Larousse. Éditions. les Mille et Une Mains - LAROUSSE. 2021-11-16. www.larousse.fr. fr.
  5. Web site: Articles sur Mille et une mains Revues de cinéma. 2021-11-16. calindex.eu.
  6. Web site: A Thousand And One Hands (Les Mille Et Une Mains) Film The Guardian. 2021-11-16. www.theguardian.com.
  7. Web site: Cinescope. 2018-09-25. A Thousand and One Hands (Film). 2021-11-16. en.
  8. Book: Les cinémas d'Afrique: dictionnaire. 2000-01-01. KARTHALA Editions. 978-2-84586-060-5. fr.
  9. News: 1974-02-01. " Les Mille et Une Mains ", de Souhel Ben Barka. fr. Le Monde.fr. 2021-11-16.
  10. Web site: LES MILLE ET UNE MAINS – Fondo Fílmico del FCAT – Festival de Cine Africano de Tarifa. 2021-11-16. es-ES.
  11. Book: Kuhn. Annette. A Dictionary of Film Studies. Westwell. Guy. 2012-06-21. OUP Oxford. 978-0-19-958726-1. en.
  12. Book: Stefanson. Blandine. Directory of World Cinema Africa: Directory of World Cinema Africa. Petty. Sheila. 2014. Intellect Books. 978-1-78320-391-8. en.