Caftan d'Amour (Constellé de passion) (English: Caftan of Love or The Big Mirror) is a 1987 Moroccan film directed by Moumen Smihi.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
| Caftan d'Amour | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Qouftan al houb mounaqat bil hawa | |
| Directed by | Moumen Smihi |
| Written by | Gavin Lambert, Moumen Smihi, Mohamed M'rabet, Jacques Fieschi |
| Starring | Natalie Roche, Mohamed Mehdi, Nezha Ragragui, Larbi Doghmi |
| Cinematography | Jean-Michel Humeau |
| Edited by | Martine Giordano |
| Music by | George Riacada |
Production companies | Imago Film International, Ciné Maya Film |
Release date | 1987 |
Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | Morocco |
| Language | Moroccan Arabic |
Synopsis edit
Khalil, a young bachelor who tends to his family's farm on the outskirts of the city, is looking for his soulmate. He sees her in his dream: a young woman of exceptional beauty. He decides to marry her. By chance, the next day, in the alleys of the medina, he meets this girl, Rachida. In addition to her exceptional beauty, she has an exceptional behavior and by marrying her. Rachida, once a dream, quickly becomes a nightmare.[10][11]
Cast edit
- Natalie Roche
- Mohamed Mehdi
- Nezha Regragui
- Larbi Doghmi
- Isabelle Weingarten
External links edit
References edit
- ^ ":: CENTRE CINEMATOGRAPHIQUE MAROCAIN ::". www.ccm.ma. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- ^ "Films | Africultures : Caftan d'Amour (Constellé de passion)". Africultures (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- ^ Ginsberg, Terri; Lippard, Chris (2020). Historical Dictionary of Middle Eastern Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-3905-9.
- ^ Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionnaire des cinéastes africains de long métrage (in French). KARTHALA Editions. ISBN 978-2-84586-958-5.
- ^ Leaman, Oliver (2003-12-16). Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-66251-7.
- ^ FESPACO (in French). FESPACO. 1989.
- ^ Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-35116-6.
- ^ Carter, Sandra Gayle (2009-08-16). What Moroccan Cinema?: A Historical and Critical Study, 1956D2006. Lexington Books. ISBN 978-0-7391-3187-9.
- ^ "Caftan of Love (1987)". en.unifrance.org. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- ^ Limbrick, Peter (2020-03-10). Arab Modernism as World Cinema: The Films of Moumen Smihi. Univ of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-33057-3.
- ^ Armes, Roy (2005). Postcolonial Images: Studies in North African Film. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-21744-8.