#Gillo Pontecorvo

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Queimada (1969)

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Gillo Pontecorvo, November 19, 1919 – October 12, 2006.

With Marlon Brando.

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Kapo (1960)

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I sat in an unmarked grove, lifeless fruits and dismembered blossoms mocked me, and I kissed ‘revolution.’ She was the dirt, the air, and the fire in my soles. “I want you to dig and dig until you find an explosion in yourself as if the sun’s time has come,” she whispered with curled lips against the floor of my neck that turned to fists. “Then, as your sweat marches toward a creek, hoping tears can offer a victory lap - dig even further….Only then will you have my love.”

THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS | Dir. Gillo Pontecorvo (‘66)

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The Battle of Algiers (1966)

Algeria/Italy

Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo

Starring: Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saadi

Tracing the struggle of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale to gain freedom from French colonial rule as seen through the eyes of Ali from his start as a petty thief to his rise to prominence in the organisation and capture by the French in 1957. The film traces the rebels’ struggle and the increasingly extreme measures taken by the French government to quell the revolt.

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Another bit from Ennio Morricone's soundtrack for "The Battle of Algiers" (Gillo Pontecorvo).

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Burn! (Gillo Pontecorvo, 1969)

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Coldharbour Lane, Brixton London, 2024.

London becomes a film strip as one walks down Coldharbour Lane, alongside the Brixton Ritzy.

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Gillo Pontecorvo, November 19, 1919 – October 12, 2006.

With Marlon Brando.

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Kapo (Gillo Pontecorvo, 1964) Polish movie poster by Andrzej Onegin-Dabrowski

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La battaglia di Algeri, Gillo Pontecorvo, 1966

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"ACTS OF VIOLENCE DON'T WIN WARS. NEITHER WARS, NOR REVOLUTIONS."

PIC INFO: Resolution at 3170x4255 -- Spotlight on am original French movie poster design for "The Battle of Algiers" (1966), controversial docudrama on the French-Algerian War from director Gillo Pontecorvo (film was produced in 1966 but banned in France until 1971).

"Acts of violence don't win wars. Neither wars, nor revolutions. Terrorism is useful as a start. But then, the people themselves must act. That's the rationale behind this strike: to mobilize all Algerians, to assess our strength. It's hard to start a revolution. Even harder to continue it. And hardest of all to win it. But, it's only afterwards, when we have won, that the true difficulties begin. In short, Ali, there's still much to do."

-- BEN M'HIDI to Ali la Pointe (screenplay by Franco Solinas)

Sources: https://filmartgallery.com/products/the-battle-of-algiers-4961 & https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0058946/quotes/?ref_=tt_trv_qu.