Paul Bowles - Halfmoon / Halbmond (1995)
Paul Bowles - Halfmoon / Halbmond (1995)
DVD9 | VIDEO_TS| NTSC | 4:3 | 720x480 | 6100 kbps | 7.7Gb
Audio: #1 English AC3 2.0 @ 224 Kbps, #2 Arabic AC3 2.0 @ 224 Kbps | Subtitles: English, German, Spanish, French
01:33:0 | Germany | Drama
DVD9 | VIDEO_TS| NTSC | 4:3 | 720x480 | 6100 kbps | 7.7Gb
Audio: #1 English AC3 2.0 @ 224 Kbps, #2 Arabic AC3 2.0 @ 224 Kbps | Subtitles: English, German, Spanish, French
01:33:0 | Germany | Drama
Three short stories by the American expatriate, Paul Bowles, are brought to sinister life - 'Merkala Beach', 'Call at Corazon' and the haunting 'Allal'.
Directors: Frieder Schlaich, Irene von Alberti
Cast: Mohammed Belfquin, Sondos Belhassen, Paul Bowles, Sam Cox, Samir Guesmi, Khaled Ksouri, Veronica Quilligan, Said Zakir
Paul Bowles - Halfmoon / Halbmond (1995)
Paul Bowles - Halfmoon / Halbmond (1995)
Revenge is the subject of this episodic drama comprised of three 30-minute stories. All of the episodes are based on short stories by expatriate American author Paul Bowles who introduces each of them from his study in Tangiers. The tales are set somewhere in the mid-20th century.
The first tale is "Merkala Beach" and follows two impoverished youths living in a north African town. Though they have different temperaments: Lahcen prefers alcohol and becomes violent when he drinks and Idir is a mellow pothead, the two are close friends. The strength of that friendship is tested when Lahcen falls for a young woman who joins him in his room.
In the second vignette, "Call at Corazon" two newlyweds from Britain have a fight on their honeymoon cruise down the Amazon. Soon after leaving the luxury liner, the two embark upon a cargo boat. It is a rugged craft with few amenities and the bride finds this distasteful. She decides to get even by sleeping with one of the sailors, causing her husband to get his own kind of revenge.
The final story is "Allal," and centers on a young boy who is mercilessly teased because his mother is unmarried. The boy's fate changes when he encounters an enigmatic old man with a box full of deadly serpents. The boy cons the man into leaving a lovely green one with him. The snake is magical and that night the boy undergoes a dramatic transformation.
Extras:
- "Creating a Legend" (Rare documentary by Karim Debbagh and Coon Prager: Interviews with Paul Bowles' Moroccan friends Mohammed Choukri, Mohammed Mrabet, Abdelwahaid Boulaich, Mohammed Temsamani - 45 min, arabic with english subtitles), Paul Bowles’ music (78 min), Paul Bowles reading: "The Story of Lahcen and Idir“ (90 min), Making of HALFMOON (slideshow with commentary by the director), Original-Trailer, Reviews on the theatrical release in 1995/96, TV-Clip, Recording: "At night in M’hamid".
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Paul Bowles - Halfmoon / Halbmond (1995)
Paul Bowles - Halfmoon / Halbmond (1995)
Paul Bowles - Halfmoon / Halbmond (1995)
