Algiers

Algiers is the part of the New Orleans on the west bank of the Mississippi River. Officially it is the Fifth Municipal District and Fifteenth ward of the Orleans Parish. Algiers Point resides within Algiers, the only part of New Orleans located on the West Bank. According to the National Register Historic Places, Algiers Point is the second oldest neighborhood in New Orleans, the first being the French Quarter (Bronston 171). Algiers Point is boarder by the curve of the Mississippi River on…

Emerald Johnson Matthew Quest AFST 236 October 12, 2015 Battle of the Algiers Review The Battle of the Algiers was a thought provoking film with many focal points for discussion. It was intriguing albeit hard to watch due to societal expectations of higher quality films. While watching it I could see how it could possibly be controversial at the time due to the fresh events that happened a few years earlier (upon which it was based). After looking up more information out of curiosity I read…

The 1966 film The Battle of Algiers produced by Gillo Pontecorvo (The Battle of Algiers) is based on the Algerian War of Independence, in attempts of gaining independence from France (Algerian War). It is clearly depicted how problematic this film was and the problems contextualized. One of the major problems this film showed was the dehumanization of the colonial experience endured by the Arab Algerians in Algeria. Of the many conflicts, Algerians endured them by the hands of the French. A…

What kinds of devices can be used to ‘authenticate’ history on screen? Discuss in relation to Battle of Algiers. The accuracy of every historical film relies on the credibility of the information presented on screen and the ability of the viewers to understand it. In the recent times, people have turned to watching films to learn about the past instead of reading books. This is because films create a better understanding of the context enabling one to remember the events with ease. The aim of…

The Battle of Algiers is a film set in 1954 that brings attention to the conflict of independence being sought by the Algerians. We see fear and violence begin to escalate as the city of Algeria fights for independence from the French. After a violent uprising, the Algerians finally achieve their goals and aspirations of independence in 1962. Conflict is defined as “a perceived divergence of interest,” (Pruitt and Kim, 7). This means that the underlying issue is the way that the conflict is…

The most electrifyingly opportune motion picture playing in New York was made in 1965. Gillo Pontecorvo's The Battle of Algiers is well known, however for quite a while it's been accessible just in washed-out prints with ineffectively interpreted, white-on-white subtitles. The recently deciphered and subtitled 35-millimeter print at Film Forum is probably the form that was secretly screened in August for military work force by the Pentagon as a field manual for battling terrorism. Previous…

The Lausanne Covenant Review The Lausanne Covenant author starts of by telling the reader their beliefs. They believe that God’s good news for the whole world is the Gospel. More than 150 nations were involved in the International Congress of World Evangelization. They proclaim that they are “deeply stirred by what God is doing in our day, moved to penitence by our failures and challenged by the unfinished task of evangelization”. By reading the introduction of The Lausanne Covenant you notice…

the use of torture during the Battle of Algiers. General Jacques Massu previously wrote a book confirming the use of torture by the French military in 1971. Nonetheless, Gen. Aussaresses’ account of the Battle of Algiers (1956-57) offers an unapologetic and detailed view of the French military operation against suspected members of the Front de Libération Nationale (National Liberation Front or FLN). The secret operation within the Casbah neighborhood of Algiers was comprised of the widespread…

accommodated the transportation of the resources or the movement of the military, which was mostly the case for Algiers. New street networks often brought a shift to the location of the city centers. La Grand Poste, as a result of this, now sits in the center of Algiers where the junction of the several main boulevards and roads take place. It was between 1896 and 1914, when the building activity in Algiers was at its peak. During this time period “the municipality built sixty-six roads… two new…

insurgencies aim to make warfare as protracted as possible. As seen in the 1966 movie The Battle of Algiers, the insurgencies in Algeria use their limited capacity for conflict to their advantage, and fight the French descriptive instead of head on. The French army failed to deal with the insurgency effectively and thus public opinion in France began to change. Although the French won the Battle of Algiers, they would inevitably lose the Algerian War due to the public's response to the…