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Mohamed Meziane Yala

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Mohamed Meziane Yala

Born January 1, 1946 · El Kseur, Algeria

Died August 8, 2020 · aged 74

Mohamed Meziane Yala, commonly known as Meziane Yala, was born in 1946 in El Kseur, in the wilaya of Bejaïa. After studying cinema in Lodz, Poland, he became an intern in the Rai television studios in Italy, before embarking on a rich and exciting career entirely dedicated to directing. From 1971, he worked at the Algerian Center for Industry and Cinema (CAIC), and directed several documentary fil…

Known For

Song of AutumnSong of Autumn · 1983
Song of Autumn
★ 10.01983
MovieDramaWar
Chants d’Automne (Song of Autumn), is a story of daily life on a colonial farm, at the start of the war of liberation in Algeria, describing individual and group behavior in this context. An unthinkable, even dangerous, romantic relationship, born in this context between Catherine, daughter of a settler, and Abdelmalek, son of a blacksmith. Managing his vast property in a feudal manner, Monsieur Marcel whose only ambition is his personal enrichment to the detriment of the community. Everyone fears his authority except his daughter Catherine, a student in France, who returns home during the holidays. She does not stop herself from expressing to him her ideas of justice which go against family and colonial practices. Catherine and Abdelmalek's romance makes relationships increasingly strained, but the call for freedom will be stronger than a woman's love.

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Song of AutumnSong of Autumn · 1983
Song of Autumn
★ 10.01983
MovieDramaWar
Chants d’Automne (Song of Autumn), is a story of daily life on a colonial farm, at the start of the war of liberation in Algeria, describing individual and group behavior in this context. An unthinkable, even dangerous, romantic relationship, born in this context between Catherine, daughter of a settler, and Abdelmalek, son of a blacksmith. Managing his vast property in a feudal manner, Monsieur Marcel whose only ambition is his personal enrichment to the detriment of the community. Everyone fears his authority except his daughter Catherine, a student in France, who returns home during the holidays. She does not stop herself from expressing to him her ideas of justice which go against family and colonial practices. Catherine and Abdelmalek's romance makes relationships increasingly strained, but the call for freedom will be stronger than a woman's love.

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