Oranges Amères (1997)
Recognizing no boundaries to her love, Angele manages to foment riots, rages and tragedy in colonial Algeria. Angele, an Algerian colonist with impeccably French origins, has fallen in love with Said, the assistant in her brother-in-law's bakery shop. Said is conscious of his Arab origins and traditions, and Angele has her work cut out for her if she wants to persuade him to marry her. Once she does, all hell breaks loose, as neither her European-origin peers nor Said's conservative Arab family approve of the union. When word of the proposed marriage gets out, strikes, violence and murder quickly follow, ruining not only Angele's life, but the lives of those around her. Her brother-in-law Paco, meanwhile, has been doggedly trying to get along and raise his family in an increasingly chaotic and difficult situation.
Director: Michel Such
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Lilah Dadi as Saïd |
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Clara Bellar as Angèle |
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Bruno Todeschini as Paco |
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Sabrina Ferilli as Alice |
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Raoul Billerey as Grandfather Tomani |
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Annick Blancheteau as Filomène |
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Stéphane Jobert as Sauveur |
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André Penvern as Gosset |
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Vittoria Scognamiglio as Conchita |
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Erick Deshors as Bastos |
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Mohamed Ben Othman as Messaoud |
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Hélène Catzaras as Hélène |
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Abdelaziz Meherzi as |
| Writing | Michel Such | Writer |
| Camera | Michel Cénet | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jean-Bernard Bonis | Editor |
| Art | Claude Bennys | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anissa B'Diri | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michèle Constantinides | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Jean-Paul Loublier | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | André Cappello | Sound Recordist |
| Directing | Michel Such | Director |
