FILM FESTIVAL FEZ

EMOTIONS AND FEELINGS

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

ASSOCIATION OF FEZ SUN

FROM 23 TO 25 NOVEMBER REX CINEMA

The essence of cinema is not he give us emotions, bring us into the lives of others, with their joys and their sorrows? Family stories, love stories, often frustrated by unexpected setbacks, disasters, betrayals, injustices, friendships disappointed, unexpected difficulties. The film makes us share. These are the stories of others, but also ours. "We swim in full melodrama," it is sometimes said. What happiness.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23

17H
OPENING FILM
THE FIFTH STRING
IN THE PRESENCE OF THE DIRECTOR
SELMA BARGACH

(2011) Morocco
Original
French subtitles

In 1999, Malek, a young passionate musician lute, leaves his old Medina of Casablanca, from his uncle Amir. To teach him the intricacies of lute music of this master promises to reveal the secret of the 5th string and gives the example of Ziryab, an exceptional musician. But Amir quickly realize the boldness of his nephew, the place he took in his life and does not let him go. During his rigorous teaching, Malek meets Laura, a young musician, who gives him the energy to pursue his dream.

19H
MIRAGE OF LIFE DOUGLAS SIRK

(1959) USA
U.S. version
French subtitles

Lora Meredith, a young widow wanting to become an actress, meets Annie Johnson, a black woman whose daughter, Sarah Jane, white skin. Sarah Jane and Susie, the daughter of Lora Meredith, befriend and pose on the beach at Coney Island for the amateur photographer Steve Archer. Uniting their misfortune, Lora and Annie decide to live and raise their daughters together until the whirlwind of fate involved ...