#689: EL MAÂNOUNI, Ahmed: Trances (1981)
MARTIN SCORSESE'S WORLD CINEMA PROJECT {Spine #684}
EL MAÂNOUNI, Ahmed (Morocco)
Trances [1981]
Spine #689
Blu-ray
Blu-ray
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.
88 minutes
Color
Color
Monaural
in Arabic
1:60:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2013
Director/Writers
Screenplay by Ahmed El Maânouni.
Maânouni was 37 when he directed Trances.
The Film
The Film
Film Rating (0-60):
The Booklet
Sixty-eight page booklet featuring an essay by Sally Shafto.
Commentary
None.
Introduction
To the film by Martin Scorsese.
Program
Featuring interviews with director Maânouni, producer Izza Génini, musician Omar Sayed, and Scorsese.
Extras Rating (0-40):
60
The ExtrasThe Booklet
Sixty-eight page booklet featuring an essay by Sally Shafto.
Commentary
None.
Introduction
To the film by Martin Scorsese.
Program
Featuring interviews with director Maânouni, producer Izza Génini, musician Omar Sayed, and Scorsese.
Extras Rating (0-40):
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