The Blond Boy from the Casbah - June 17, 2025 @ 2:30 PM
Capitol Theatre | Comedy/Drama | 126 Minutes | French
In this semi-autobiographical film based on his childhood years in Algeria, French Jewish film director Alexandre Arcady creates the fictional persona of Antoine Lisner, a filmmaker who returns to Algiers with his adolescent son to screen his latest film and to show him the city of his early years. Seen through the innocent eyes of youth, the Casbah, the poor multicultural old town separated from the wealthier European section of Algiers, is an exciting mixture of Arab, Jewish and Christian neighbours living in peaceful co-existence.
Antoine immerses us in the moments of happiness, laughter, and tears of his childhood – spent between school, friends, and his Jewish family. Arcady’s film cuts between the present with his 15-year-old son and the 15-year-old Antoine, as well as between the family’s hasty escape from Algiers and his celebratory return as a famous film director. It is a beautiful look back with relevance to the Middle East today.
Capitol Theatre | Comedy/Drama | 126 Minutes | French
In this semi-autobiographical film based on his childhood years in Algeria, French Jewish film director Alexandre Arcady creates the fictional persona of Antoine Lisner, a filmmaker who returns to Algiers with his adolescent son to screen his latest film and to show him the city of his early years. Seen through the innocent eyes of youth, the Casbah, the poor multicultural old town separated from the wealthier European section of Algiers, is an exciting mixture of Arab, Jewish and Christian neighbours living in peaceful co-existence.
Antoine immerses us in the moments of happiness, laughter, and tears of his childhood – spent between school, friends, and his Jewish family. Arcady’s film cuts between the present with his 15-year-old son and the 15-year-old Antoine, as well as between the family’s hasty escape from Algiers and his celebratory return as a famous film director. It is a beautiful look back with relevance to the Middle East today.
Capitol Theatre | Comedy/Drama | 126 Minutes | French
In this semi-autobiographical film based on his childhood years in Algeria, French Jewish film director Alexandre Arcady creates the fictional persona of Antoine Lisner, a filmmaker who returns to Algiers with his adolescent son to screen his latest film and to show him the city of his early years. Seen through the innocent eyes of youth, the Casbah, the poor multicultural old town separated from the wealthier European section of Algiers, is an exciting mixture of Arab, Jewish and Christian neighbours living in peaceful co-existence.
Antoine immerses us in the moments of happiness, laughter, and tears of his childhood – spent between school, friends, and his Jewish family. Arcady’s film cuts between the present with his 15-year-old son and the 15-year-old Antoine, as well as between the family’s hasty escape from Algiers and his celebratory return as a famous film director. It is a beautiful look back with relevance to the Middle East today.