Blood Wedding (1977 film) explained

Blood Wedding
Director:	Souheil Ben-Barka
Starring:	Irene Papas
Cinematography:	Girolamo La Rosa
Runtime:	80 minutes
Country:	Morocco
Language:	French

Blood Wedding (French: '''Noces de sang''') is a 1977 Moroccan drama film directed by Souheil Ben-Barka.^[1] The film was selected as the Moroccan entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 50th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[2] The film is based on the Spanish play by Federico Garcia Lorca.

Cast

• Irene Papas as La mère
• Laurent Terzieff as Amrouch
• Djamila as La fiancée
• Mohamed El Habachi as Le fiancé
• Doghmi Larbi as La père
• Muni as La servante
• Souad Jalil as La femme d'Amrouch
• Naima Lamcharki as La folle
• Mohamed El Baz as Le berger
• Izza Gennini as La voisine

See also

• List of submissions to the 50th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Moroccan submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Notes and References

1. Web site: Blood Wedding . 11 October 2012 . mubi . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121002022218/http://mubi.com/films/blood-wedding--2 . 2 October 2012 .
2. [Margaret Herrick Library]