Abdelkader Lagtaâ
Abdelkader Lagtaâ | |
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| Born | 1948 Casablanca |
| Nationality | Moroccan |
| Occupation | Film director |
Abdelkader Lagtaâ (born in 1948) is a Moroccan film director, known for his work in Morocco and French documentaries.
Biography
[edit]Born in 1948 in Casablanca, Abdelkader Lagtaâ graduated from The National Film School in Lodz in Poland.[1] He directed his first short documentary film, "Rabi et la peinture abstraite" in 1984, followed by "Chaïbia" in 1984, and "Kacimi ou le dévoilement" in 1985. He directed his first feature film, "Un amour à Casablanca" in 1991, for which he was also the scriptwriter, editor and producer. When the film was released in Morocco the following year it was a great success[2] and was selected to compete in many festivals. In 1995 he directed "Happy end", a short film which was part of the feature film "Cinq films pour cent ans" in commemoration of the centenary of the cinema. In 1998, he finished two feature films at the same time as director, scriptwriter and co-producer: "La Porte close" (started in 1993) and "Les Casablancais".
Selected filmography
[edit]Feature films
[edit]- 1991: Un amour à Casablanca
- 1999: Les Casablancais
- 2003: Face to Face (Face à face)
- 2011: Entre Désir et incertitude
References
[edit]- ^ Ginsberg, Terri; Chris Lippard (2010). Historical Dictionary of Middle Eastern Cinema. Scarecrow Press. p. 244. ISBN 978-0-8108-6090-2. Archived from the original on 2013-07-20. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ^ Early, Evelyn A. (2002). Everyday life in the Muslim Middle East. Indiana University Press. pp. 351–352. ISBN 978-0-253-21490-4.
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