The Yellow House, Friday March 26
Monthly Arab Movie Night
The Arab American Cultural Center of Silicon Valley and Arab Film Festival invite you to a night of award-winning drama and good company.
Friday March 26, 2010 at 7:00PM
Film: The Yellow House, La Maison Jaune (Algeria: Arabic and French with English Subtitles)
Synopses: This subtle and picturesque tale is as much an ode to the Algerian countryside as it is a simple film about a man’s journey to keep his family in tact. When Mouloud learns his son Belkacem has been killed in a car accident while serving in the army, he leaves his daughter Alya and wife Fatima and embarks on a meditative journey across Eastern Algeria to bring back the body. Traveling through the majestic Aures Mountains, the obstacles he faces on his journey reveals the remarkable kindness and sensitivity of his countrymen in neighboring villages and town. Upon returning home and completing the necessary burial rituals, Mouloud finds that his wife has fallen into a deep depression. Determined to bring her out of it, Mouloud, with a heartwarming naiveté, struggles to remove her grief with simple gestures of his love. A poignant mix of beauty, loss and devotion, Amor Hakkar’s beautifully shot film presents a sun-kissed Algeria filled with daily expressions of a dignified humanity.
* Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5qJPw2Gxno
* Suggested donation: $5
* Please feel free to bring snacks to share
*Please arrive at 7:00PM. Movie will start playing at 7:30PM sharp. Running time is about one hour.
* AACCsv is located in building 2 in Houge Park in San Jose. Address is: 3952 Twilight Drive, San Jose, CA 95124
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