Algeria / Jan 01, 1989
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Long quest for a director specializing in commissioned films, who after a depression rediscovers his loved ones, his Casbah district, himself. Taken in hand, for a while, by his Islamist neighbor, it is above all the meeting with an old projectionist giving him a censored history of cinema and Algeria, which helps him to change, and to accept his own fantasies, embodied by Marilyn Monroe and the Andalusian.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Anne Turolla | Marylin Monroe |
| Hamou Saadaoui | L'Aveugle |
| Fawzi B. Saichi | Patron Pressing |
| Farouk Mezouane | Patron Cinéma La Perle |
| Merzoug Hamiane | Serveur Café Malakoff |
| Djamel Touidjine | Syndicaliste |
| Abderrahmane Cheriti | Chef des Truands |
| Saïda Nacera Bouzeliffa | L'Andalouse |
Genres
ComedyDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Lumières |
| Original language | العربية (AR) |
| Spoken languages | العربية, Français |
| Production countries | Algeria |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Centre Algérien pour l'Art et l'Industrie Cinématographique (CAAIC) |
| Release date | 1 gennaio 1989 |
| Writer | Jean-Pierre Lledo |
| Editing | Nouredine Touazi |
| Cinematography | Larbi Lakhdar-Hamina |
| Assistant directors | Touhami Nori, Arezki Hamidi, Jean-Pierre Lledo |
| Music | Mohamed Abed, Mohamed Saïd Bougermouh |
| Sound | Mohamed Saïd Bougermouh, Mohamed Abed |
| Costume design | Tahar "Ghazal" Cherfaoui |
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| Makeup | Tahar "Ghazal" Cherfaoui |
| Hairstyling | Tahar "Ghazal" Cherfaoui |
Release dates
Premiere
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