Many stories are told about Abu Uthman ‘Amr ibn Bahr al-Kinani al-Fuqaimi al-Basri, the ninth-century Iraqi jack of all trades, better known as al-Jahiz. He was an essayist, teacher, scholar and historian and the undisputed master of the art of Arab prose. This film is based on the text by al-Jahiz, in which a dispute takes place between a lover of girls and a lover of boys. In the film, however, more voices and opinions are involved.
Also in this combined programme
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Background to a Seduction
Film with theatrical elements about a young couple who communicate in cliches witting at the table with wine.
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Japon: un pays lointain
Striking documentary portrait of young Japanese woman who seeks love from a shop-window mannequin.
Film details
- Country of production
- France
- Year
- 2005
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2005
- Length
- 26"
- Medium/Format
- Betacam SP PAL
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