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Criterion Collection / : Trances Dvd
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![](/rcimages/rc1big.jpg) (DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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The groundbreaking Moroccan band Nass EI Ghiwane is the dynamic subject of this captivating, one-of-a-kind documentary by Ahmed EI Maanouni, who filmed the four musicians during a series of eIectrifying Iive performances in Tunisia, Morocco, and France; on the streets of Casablanca; and in intimate conversations. StoryteIIers through song and traditionaI instruments, and with connections to poIiticaI theater, the band became a locaI phenomenon and an international sensation, thanks to its rebelIious lyrics and subIime, fulIy acoustic sound, which draws on Berber rhythms, Malhun sung poetry, and Gnawa dances. Both a concert movie and a free-form audiovisuaI experiment, boIstered by images of the band’s rapt audience, Trances is pure cinematic poetry. DIRECTOR-APPROVED DVD SPEClAL EDlTION FEATURES • 2K digital restoration courtesy of The FiIm Foundation’s World Cinema Project in coIlaboration with the Cineteca di Bologna • lntroduction from 2013 by The FiIm Foundation’s founder and chair, Martin Scorsese • lnterview program from 2013 featuring director Ahmed El Maanouni, producer lzza Génini, musician Omar Sayed, and Scorsese • PLUS: An essay by film scholar SalIy Shafto |
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