Farida Benlyazid

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Farida Benlyazid

Farida Benlyazid (born March 18, 1948, Tangier, Morocco) is a Moroccan scriptwriter, producer, production manager, novelist, and director. She began working in the field of cinema and cinematic production in the seventies. According to Sandra Gayle Carter, author of What Moroccan Cinema? : A Historical and Critical Study, Benlyazid continues to be one of the few Moroccan women in the field. From t…

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The Story of a RoseThe Story of a Rose · 2000
The Story of a Rose
2000
MovieDrama
Abdullah is released after several years of detention because of his opinions. His family throws a party and he meets Malika and falls in love with her. Al-Shadi, Malika’s husband, finds out about the matter, he feels jealous, and the relationship between them turns into hell.
BadisBadis · 1989
Badis
★ 8.01989
MovieDrama
Story of two women in a small fishing village, a Spanish enclave on Moroccan territory. Touria is married to the school teacher, who suspects her of infidelity and confines her to the house. Touria befriends Moira and together they learn how to dance the flamenco.
In Search of My Wife's HusbandIn Search of My Wife's Husband · 1993
In Search of My Wife's Husband
★ 7.71993
MovieComedy
Lhadj Benmoussa, a rich jeweler, is married to several wives and appear to be a good manager of the three concubines, except when Houda, his third wife, who is young and gracious, is repudiated for the third time.
Five Films for a Hundred YearsFive Films for a Hundred Years · 1995
Five Films for a Hundred Years
1995
Movie
A collective film made to celebrate the centenary of cinema.
The Wretched Life of Juanita NarboniThe Wretched Life of Juanita Narboni · 2005
The Wretched Life of Juanita Narboni
★ 8.02005
MovieComedyDrama
The daughter of an Englishman and an Andalusian woman, Juanita rejects the historical changes taking place in Tangier.She lives alone in this "Paradise lost", surrounded by her sister Elena; Esther, her close friend who dedicates her entire life to an impossible love affair with a Moroccan; and Hamruch the housemaid, who disappears one day without saying a word. The Spanish Civil War, WWII with the arrival of refugees from Europe, and the Moroccan independence finally returns the city to its Arab origins. Juanita's tragedy lies in not realizing that her world is destined to disappear by the destructive and rejuvenating force of History.
Niya TaghlabNiya Taghlab · 2000
Niya Taghlab
2000
MovieDramaTV Movie
"Mustapha" a taxi driver in the city of Tangier, during one of his trips the driver will accidentally meet a lost woman named "Toraya", who is foreign to the city and has no place to live in. Mustafa admires the woman and takes her to his house to stay with his wife, so problems start
Sur la Terrasse / The TerraceSur la Terrasse / The Terrace · 1995
Sur la Terrasse / The Terrace
1995
MovieDrama
Layla, a dreamy girl from Chaouen, is captivated by Sayda l'Hora, a 16th-century queen. One night on her family's terrace, she discovers outdoor cinema, sparking fantasies where she imagines herself a queen and her cousin Tariq a prince.
A Door to the SkyA Door to the Sky · 1989
A Door to the Sky
★ 7.81989
MovieDrama
In this Sufi tale, Nadia, a young Moroccan emigre returns from Paris to Fez to visit her dying father. At his funeral, she is overcome by the voice of mystic Kirana chanting the Koran. A powerful friendship develops between the two women as they decide to turn the father's palace into a shelter for Muslim women.

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