Moroccan Chronicles Explained

Director:Moumen Smihi
Starring:Aicha Mahmah, Tarik Jamil, Miloud Habachi
Cinematography:Hélène Delale
Editing:Schéhérazade Saadi
Music:Mounir Bachir
Studio:Imago Film International Art Cam International
Runtime:70 minutes
Country:Morocco
Language:Moroccan Arabic

Moroccan Chronicles (French: Chroniques marocaines, Arabic:وقائع مغربية) is a 1999 Moroccan film directed by Moumen Smihi.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Synopsis

In the old medina of Fez, a mother narrates three tales to her son; the first one is about a Jemaa El Fna monkey trainer and three boys. The second, a love encounter between a young man and woman in Essaouira. Then comes the story of an old fisherman from Tangier who is ridiculed by his companions for believing he can find a treasure in the insides of a sea monster.[12] [13] [14]

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Web site:

    CENTRE CINEMATOGRAPHIQUE MAROCAIN ::

    . 2021-11-16. www.ccm.ma.
  2. Videau. André. 2000. Les chroniques marocaines, Film marocain de Moumen Smihi. Hommes & Migrations. 1223. 1. 109.
  3. Book: Limbrick, Peter. Arab Modernism as World Cinema: The Films of Moumen Smihi. 2020-03-10. Univ of California Press. 978-0-520-33056-6. en.
  4. Book: Armes, Roy. Roots of the New Arab Film. 2018-01-06. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-03173-0. en.
  5. Web site: Waga'i maghribia - Fiche Film - La Cinémathèque française. 2021-11-16. cinema.encyclopedie.films.bifi.fr.
  6. Web site: CHRONIQUES MAROCAINES (WAGA'I MAGHRIBIA) - Fiche Film. 2021-11-16. www.cbo-boxoffice.com.
  7. Web site: Waga'i maghribia - CF. 2021-11-16. cinema.encyclopedie.films.bifi.fr.
  8. Web site: TV5MONDE : Les cinémas d'Afrique - page 4. 2021-11-16. TV5MONDE.
  9. Web site: CHRONIQUES MAROCAINES (2000). https://web.archive.org/web/20211116110310/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b83a2ef60. dead. November 16, 2021. 2021-11-16. BFI. en.
  10. Book: Barlet, Olivier. Contemporary African Cinema. 2016-08-01. MSU Press. 978-1-62895-270-4. en.
  11. Book: Le clap, ou, A la connaissance des cinéastes africains et de la diaspora. 2001. Etablissements SYKIF. fr.
  12. Web site: Tate. Moumen Smihi 4: Moroccan Chronicles – Film at Tate Modern. 2021-11-16. Tate. en-GB.
  13. Web site: Moroccan Chronicles BAMPFA. 2021-11-16. bampfa.org.
  14. Web site: L'ACID - Chroniques marocaines. 2021-11-16. Le site de l'ACID - Association du Cinéma Indépendant pour sa Diffusion.