French-Algerian writer and director Yamina Benguigui made her feature debut with drama about an immigrant woman ordeals in France. An Algerian woman along with her children and abusive mother-in-law arrive in France in the early 70's to join her husband. Besides the daily abuses by her husband and his mother, she longs for her family in Algeria while slowly adapting to ways of the West. Benguigui taps into the immigrant experience which is the most powerful aspect of the film; however she loses focus which derails the film long before its unexpected ending. Actress Fejria Deliba delivers a solid performance in the lead with solid supporting cast that includes Mathilde Seigner and Marie-France Pisier amongst others. 1001 Films' coverage of films on DVD.
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Inshallah Sunday
French-Algerian writer and director Yamina Benguigui made her feature debut with drama about an immigrant woman ordeals in France. An Algerian woman along with her children and abusive mother-in-law arrive in France in the early 70's to join her husband. Besides the daily abuses by her husband and his mother, she longs for her family in Algeria while slowly adapting to ways of the West. Benguigui taps into the immigrant experience which is the most powerful aspect of the film; however she loses focus which derails the film long before its unexpected ending. Actress Fejria Deliba delivers a solid performance in the lead with solid supporting cast that includes Mathilde Seigner and Marie-France Pisier amongst others. 1001 Films' coverage of films on DVD.
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