Ramparts of Clay
Ramparts of Clay ★★★ 1968 (PG)
A young woman in Tunisia walks the line between her village's traditional way of life and the modern world just after her country's independence from France. Brilliantly shot on location; exquisitely poignant. In Arabic with English subtitles. 87m/C VHS . FR Leila Shenna, JeanLouis Trintignant; D: JeanLouis Bertucelli; W: JeanLouis Bertucelli; C: Andreas Winding.
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