Trances Ahmed El Maanouni [videorecording]=

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Ahmed El Maanouni

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TextLanguage: Arabic Summary language: English Original language: Arabic Subtitle language: English Series: The Criterion Collection ; vol. 689 | Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project ; vol. 1Publication details: Morocco France Interfilms Ohra-Sogeav 1981Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 88 min.) sound, color. 4 3/4 inLOC classification:

PN1997 .T736 1981

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This film is a part of Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project Vol. 1.

Summary: 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.

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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.

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