Do we ever truly know ourselves? A masterpiece of Arab cinema by legendary Egyptian filmmaker Youssef Chahine, “The Choice” is revered for its profound ability to distill the political through the personal. Co-scripted by Nobel Laureate in Literature, author Naguib Mahfouz, this murder mystery is a deep dive into the human psyche, exploring the social […]
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Inspired by the incendiary 2005 French riots, “Les Misérables” follows three members of an anti-crime brigade who must navigate roiling gang tensions. Though the title echoes Victor Hugo’s work, this is not yet another adaptation of Gavroche’s woes. The connection is instead the location – Montfermeil, famous as the location of Thenardiers’ inn in Hugo’s […]
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