Merzak Allouache
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- October 6, 1944 (age 82)
- Birthplace
- Alger, Algérie
Biography
Merzak Allouache (born 6 October 1944) is an Algerian film director and screenwriter. His 1976 film Omar Gatlato was later entered into the 10th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize. His 1996 Salut cousin! was submitted to the 69th Academy Awards in the category of Best Foreign Language Film. He is one of the most influential Algerian filmmakers, considered by some to be the most important. He is the only Algerian filmmaker who devoted most, if not all, of his cinematic work to his native country.
Known For
Filmography
Front Row
Movie · Director
The Family
Movie · Director
Des femmes
Movie · Director
Autumn Landscapes
Movie · Director
Investigating Paradise
Movie · Director
Divine Wind
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Madame Courage
Movie · Director
The Repentant
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The Rooftops
Movie · Director
Bay of Algiers
Movie · Director
Tata Bakhta
Movie · Director
Normal!
Movie · Director
Harragas
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Bab El Web
Movie · Director
Chouchou
Movie · Director
The Other World
Movie · Director
À bicyclette
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La soledad del manager
Movie · Director
Algiers-Beirut: A Souvenir
Movie · Director
Love Reinvented
Movie · Director
Salut cousin !
Movie · Director
Love Reinvented
TV · Director · 1 ep
Lumière & Company
Movie · Director
Bab El Oued City
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Women on the Move
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After October
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A Parisian Love Story
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The Man Who Watched Windows
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The Adventures of a Hero
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Omar Gatlato
Movie · Director
Wind from the South
Movie · Assistant Director
Intimate Thought
Movie · Director
The Thief
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