The Franco-Algerian War through a Twenty-First Century Lens

Nicole Beth Wallenbrock is Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies at Hostos Community College of the City University of New York, USA.

List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Twentieth-Century Screen Geography of the Franco-Algerian War
2. The Algerian Revolution in Three Transnational Documentaries: Algérie Tours/detours (Oriane Brun-Moschetti and Leïla Morouche, 2006), La Chine est encore loin (China Is Still Far Away, Malek Bensmaïl, 2008), and Fidaï (Damien Ounouri, 2012)
3. The Specter of Torture and Atomic Bombs: L’Ennemi intime (The Intimate Enemy, Florent-Emilio Siri, 2007) and Djinns (Stranded, Hughes and Sandra Martin, 2010)
4. Reclaiming the Screen Algerian Revolution: Cartouches Gauloises (Summer of ’62, Mehdi Charef, 2006), Hors-la-loi (Outside the Law, Rachid Bouchareb, 2010), and Les Folles Années du Twist (The Crazy Years of the Twist, Mahmoud Zemmouri, 1986)
5. A Scission in the Memory of the Franco-Algerian War: Mesrine Part I: L’Instinct de Mort (Killer Instinct), Part II: L’Ennemi Public No. 1 (Public Enemy No.1, Jean-Paul Richet, 2008)
6. Revolution through Utopian Dialectics: Une si jeune paix (So Young a Peace, Jacques Charby, 1965) and Loubia Hamra (Bloody Beans, Narimane Mari, 2013)
Conclusion
Appendix Timeline: Algeria and France 1827-2019
Bibliography
Filmography
Index