Juanita Narboni
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May 19, 2006 · The cosmopolitan history of the city of Tangiers, before Morocco gained its independence, is captured in the 1976 novel by Angel Vasquez Juanita, which the director Farida Benliyazid courageously decided to adapt in this film.
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- Comedy
- Farida Benlyazid
- 2006-05-19
The Wretched Life of Juanita Narboni (Spanish: La vida perra de Juanita Narboni) is a 2005 film directed by Moroccan filmmaker Farida Benlyazid and based on the novel of the same name by Ángel Vázquez. It was screened at the National Film Festival in Tangier, as well as the San Sebastian Festival.
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- Farida Benlyazid
- Tingitania Films ZAP Producciones
- Mariola Fuentes
May 19, 2006 · Juanita – one of the last witnesses of the "paradise" that was international Tangiers where different cultures and religions coexisted, at the same time as being the last vestige of colonialism – ends up alone in the city that, after Moroccan independence in 1956, starts to return to its Arab roots.
The Spanish Civil War, WWII with the arrival of refugees from Europe, and the Moroccan independence finally returns the city to its Arab origins. Juanita's tragedy lies in not realizing that her world is destined to disappear by the destructive and rejuvenating force of History.
- Farida Benlyazid
- Tingitania Films, ZAP Producciones
The Wretched Life of Juanita Narboni is a film directed by Farida Benlyazid with Mariola Fuentes, Salima BenMoumen, Lou Doillon, Chete Lera, Nabila Baraka. Year: 2005. Original title: La vida perra de Juanita Narboni.
La vida perra de Juanita Narboni es una película de 2005 dirigida por la directora marroquí Farida Benlyazid basada en la novela homónima de Ángel Vázquez. Sinopsis [ editar ] Juanita representa un último testigo de ese “paraíso” que fue el Tánger Internacional donde convivían culturas y religiones, a la vez que un último vestigio ...
