Souheil Ben-Barka
Born (1942-12-25) 25 December 1942 (age 81)
Timbuktu, Mali
NationalityMoroccan
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, film producer
Years active1972-present
Notable workAmok

Souheil Ben-Barka (born 25 December 1942) is a Moroccan film director, screenwriter and film producer.[1] He directed seven films between 1974 and 2002. His 1975 film La guerre du pétrole n'aura pas lieu was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival.[2] His 1983 film Amok won the Golden Prize at the 13th Moscow International Film Festival.[3] In 1987 he was a member of the jury at the 15th Moscow International Film Festival.[4]

Biography

He was born in 1942 in Timbuktu, Mali. His father was a rich Moroccan merchant, and his mother was of Lebanese origin, her mother was of Armenian descent.[5][6] He left Timbuktu at the age of 16. He spent a few years in Morocco before going to finish his higher education at Rome, Italy. One day in 1962, he happened to attend a film shooting on the street, the Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini was directing 8½. After this he decided to devote himself to the filmmaking.[7] He studied sociology and got a Bachelor's degree, then he studied at the Centro sperimentale di cinematografia in Rome.[8][9]

Filmography

Year Title Credited as Notes
Director Screenwriter Producer
1972 A Thousand and One Hands Yes Yes No
1975 La guerre du pétrole n'aura pas lieu Yes Yes No
1977 Blood Wedding Yes Yes No
1981 Trances No No Yes Co-producer
1982 Amok Yes Yes No Co-writer with Michel Constantin and François Rabaté
1990 The Battle of the Three Kings Yes Yes No Co-director with Uchkun Nazarov
1996 L'Ombre du pharaon Yes Yes No Co-writer with Adriano Bolzoni
2002 Les amants de Mogador Yes Yes Yes Co-writer with Bernard Stora
Co-producer with Andrea De Liberato
2019 De sable et de feu Yes Yes Yes Co-writer with Monica Giansanti and Bernard Stora
Co-producer with Marco Gaudenzi

References

  1. ^ "Souheil Ben-Barka". mubi. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  2. ^ "9th Moscow International Film Festival (1975)". MIFF. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  3. ^ "13th Moscow International Film Festival (1983)". MIFF. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  4. ^ "15th Moscow International Film Festival (1987)". MIFF. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  5. ^ Oudrhiri, Kaouthar (11 October 2019). "Souheil Ben Barka "Je dirigeais le CCM comme je l'entendais, aujourd'hui les choses ont changé"". Telquel. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  6. ^ Barlet, Olivier (17 September 2019). "De sable et de feu (le rêve impossible !), de Souheil Ben Barka". Africultures. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  7. ^ de Rochebrune, Renaud (26 September 2019). "Cinéma : Souheil Ben Barka en son royaume". Jeune Afrique. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  8. ^ Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Indiana University Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-253-35116-6.
  9. ^ Brière, Jean-François (2008). Dictionnaire des cinéastes africains de long métrage (in French). KARTHALA Editions. p. 55. ISBN 978-2-8111-4250-6.

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