Caftan d'Amour explained

Native Name:	Qouftan al houb mounaqat bil hawa
Director:	Moumen Smihi
Starring:	Natalie Roche, Mohamed Mehdi, Nezha Ragragui, Larbi Doghmi
Cinematography:	Jean-Michel Humeau
Editing:	Martine Giordano
Music:	George Riacada
Studio:	Imago Film International, Ciné Maya Film
Runtime:	75 minutes
Country:	Morocco
Language:	Moroccan Arabic

Caftan d'Amour (Constellé de passion) (English: Caftan of Love or The Big Mirror) is a 1987 Moroccan film directed by Moumen Smihi.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

Synopsis

Khalil, a young bachelor who tends to his family's farm on the outskirts of the city, is looking for his soulmate. He sees her in his dream: a young woman of exceptional beauty. He decides to marry her. By chance, the next day, in the alleys of the medina, he meets this girl, Rachida. In addition to her exceptional beauty, she has an exceptional behavior and by marrying her. Rachida, once a dream, quickly becomes a nightmare.^{[10] [11]}

Cast

• Natalie Roche
• Mohamed Mehdi
• Nezha Regragui
• Larbi Doghmi
• Isabelle Weingarten

Notes and References

1. Web site:

   CENTRE CINEMATOGRAPHIQUE MAROCAIN ::

   . 2021-11-18. www.ccm.ma.
2. Web site: Films Africultures : Caftan d'Amour (Constellé de passion). 2021-11-18. Africultures. fr-FR.
3. Book: Ginsberg. Terri. Historical Dictionary of Middle Eastern Cinema. Lippard. Chris. 2020. Rowman & Littlefield. 978-1-5381-3905-9. en.
4. Book: Armes, Roy. Dictionnaire des cinéastes africains de long métrage. 2008. KARTHALA Editions. 978-2-84586-958-5. fr.
5. Book: Leaman, Oliver. Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film. 2003-12-16. Routledge. 978-1-134-66251-7. en.
6. Book: FESPACO. 1989. FESPACO.. fr.
7. Book: Armes, Roy. Dictionary of African Filmmakers. 2008. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-35116-6. en.
8. Book: Carter, Sandra Gayle. What Moroccan Cinema?: A Historical and Critical Study, 1956D2006. 2009-08-16. Lexington Books. 978-0-7391-3187-9. en.
9. Web site: Caftan of Love (1987). 2021-11-18. en.unifrance.org. en.
10. Book: Limbrick, Peter. Arab Modernism as World Cinema: The Films of Moumen Smihi. 2020-03-10. Univ of California Press. 978-0-520-33057-3. en.
11. Book: Armes, Roy. Postcolonial Images: Studies in North African Film. 2005. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-21744-8. en.