Tuesday, April 04, 2006

Film costumes on display in Fez


Did you ever wonder what happened to that fabulous dress Monica Bellucci wore in Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatra or the shield Russell Crow brandished in Gladiator, or Brad Pitt's costume in Troy? Well, if you are in Fez, you can find the answer at an exhibition showing costumes and accessories designed for international movies filmed in the Moroccan southern city of Ouarzazate. In addition there is a rich collection of Roman and Pharaonic costumes, tools, and arms.

The exhibition, organised on the fringes of the Festival of Moroccan Cinema held from March 31 to April 6 in Fes, is located in the city's Al Houria Cultural Complex.




“These costumes and accessories were made by Moroccan craftsmen of Ouarzazate,” said Rachid Lahlali, the president of the Association of Ouarzazate's Cinema Artisans and Technicians, stressing that the exhibition aims to highlight the kingdom's cinematographic assets.

The exhibition will go on until April 6, the date of the closure of the festival.


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