Trances
Ahmed El Maanouni
Trances [videorecording]= Ahmed El Maanouni - Morocco France Interfilms Ohra-Sogeav 1981 - 1 videodisc (ca. 88 min.) sound, color. 4 3/4 in. - The Criterion Collection vol. 689 Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project vol. 1 .
Contains the following:
- Main features: "Trances" (1981).
- Program featuring interviews with director Ahmed El Maânouni, producer Izza Génini, musician Omar Sayed, and Martin Scorsese.
- New English language subtitle translations.
From case cover:
The beloved Moroccan band Nass El Ghiwane is the dynamic subject of this captivating musical documentary. Storytellers through song, with connections to political theater, the band became an international sensation (Western music critics have often referred to them as "the Rolling Stones of North Africa" thanks to their political lyrics and sublime, fully acoustic sound, which draws on the Moroccan trance music tradition. Both a concert movie and a free-form audiovisual experiment, Ahmed El Maânouni's "Trances" is cinematic poetry.
DVD video; Dolby Digital 2.0; monaural; NTSC; Region 1; 1.37:1 as 16:9 widescreen.
Blu-ray video; Dolby Digital 2.0; monaural; 1080p; Region A; 1.37:1 as 16:9 widescreen.
Arabic audio with English subtitles.
PN1997 / .T736 1981
Trances [videorecording]= Ahmed El Maanouni - Morocco France Interfilms Ohra-Sogeav 1981 - 1 videodisc (ca. 88 min.) sound, color. 4 3/4 in. - The Criterion Collection vol. 689 Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project vol. 1 .
Contains the following:
- Main features: "Trances" (1981).
- Program featuring interviews with director Ahmed El Maânouni, producer Izza Génini, musician Omar Sayed, and Martin Scorsese.
- New English language subtitle translations.
From case cover:
The beloved Moroccan band Nass El Ghiwane is the dynamic subject of this captivating musical documentary. Storytellers through song, with connections to political theater, the band became an international sensation (Western music critics have often referred to them as "the Rolling Stones of North Africa" thanks to their political lyrics and sublime, fully acoustic sound, which draws on the Moroccan trance music tradition. Both a concert movie and a free-form audiovisual experiment, Ahmed El Maânouni's "Trances" is cinematic poetry.
DVD video; Dolby Digital 2.0; monaural; NTSC; Region 1; 1.37:1 as 16:9 widescreen.
Blu-ray video; Dolby Digital 2.0; monaural; 1080p; Region A; 1.37:1 as 16:9 widescreen.
Arabic audio with English subtitles.
PN1997 / .T736 1981