The Battle of Algiers: The Criterion Collection [Blu-ray] Reviews

A docudrama of uncommon power and authenticity, Gillo Pontecorvo’s The Battle of Algiers makes a riveting cinematic statement about the struggles for freedom and the power of unity. Whether one is watching the film for the first time or the tenth, its sense of reality is visceral: one finds it hard to believe these aren’t newsreels of real events we’re watching, and the director’s hand is so strong and sure over the entire enterprise that its two hours passes by like twenty minutes. This is one of the greatest political films ever made, and yet its humanity is just as strong a calling card as its politics.

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