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Sat, April 2 - 2 PM: The Battle of Algiers DVD screening & discussion

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Open University of the Left

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29 Mar 2005

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29 Mar 2005 01:54:54 PM

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Open University of the Left presents:
THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS & THE BATTLE OF IRAQ: Pontecorvo, Fanon, Camus, & What We Face Today - A DVD screening & a discussion of Gillo Pontecorvo's classic film of the Algerian War and implications for today. - Saturday, April 2, 2:00 PM, at ACME ART WORKS, 1741 N. Western Ave.

The Open University of the Left presents:

THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS & THE BATTLE OF IRAQ
Pontecorvo, Fanon, Camus, & What We Face Today

A DVD screening & a discussion of Gillo Pontecorvo's classic film of the Algerian War and implications for today.

When: Saturday April 2 - 2:00 PM
Where: ACME ART WORKS, 1741 N. Western Ave.
(at St. Paul Street , Chicago, two blocks south of the Western stop on the CTA Blue Line.)

Introduction to the film by Robert Hughes of the Open University of the Left.

Panel Discussion with:

Lou Turner, about Frantz Fanon, the Algerian Revolution, and the present world situation. (Lou is a Fanon scholar, author of Frantz Fanon, Soweto and American Black Thought and contributor to Frantz Fanon: a Critical Reader)

Richard Reilly,Chicago Middle East peace & solidarity activist, about the film, Algeria, Iraq and insurgency

David Williams, coordinator of the Open University of the Left, about Camus, Algeria and Iraq.

How Much: $5 donation if you have it; more if you're willing; no one turned away. Food and beverages are available from the Black Water Cafe, located inside the Acme complex.

For More Info: Send email to OULChicago@yahoo.com or call 773-384-5797 if you have a question or would like to lead an OUL session.

About the OUL: The Open University of the Left (OUL) is an independent forum founded in 1987 to organize presentations and discussion groups about politics, literature, philosophy, history and social theory. Events are open to all regardless of political orientation.

About the film:
The Battle of Algiers (1965)
Gillo Pontecorvo

Criterion DVD release: Oct. 19, 2004
125 minutes
Black and white 1.85:1
Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Anamorphic, French/Arabic
ISBN: 0-78002-887-2

New high-definition digital transfer, supervised by cinematographer Marcello Gratti, with restored image and sound

New and improved English subtitle translation

Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition