Writer and filmmaker Assia Djebar explores Algerian history, the psychological impact of war, and post-colonial female identity in this 1979 classic of film literature. Named for (and taking its structure from) a traditional song with five distinct movements, the film combines documentary-style observation with loose narrative form to tell the story of Lila, an Algerian expatriate returning to her country 15 years after independence has been won. In comparing her life with the lives and experiences of rural Algeriennes, Lila is able to put her childhood demons to rest and discover a new history -- one written in the ongoing strength of generations of women. Like much of Djebar's writing, the film has a strong subtext dealing with resistance to patriarchy and women's desire to appropriate the means of power and expression -- one of which, of course, is the filmmaker's camera.
Return to Never Land
Adventure, Fantasy, Animation, Family
6.5
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Action, Adventure, Crime
6.1
Shrek 2
Animation, Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
7.3
The Return
Mystery, Thriller, Science Fiction
5.9
Fantastic Return to Oz
Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Family
5.4
Urotsukidōji III: Return of the Overfiend
Animation, Horror
6.5
Jennifer Lopez: Let's Get Loud
Music, Documentary
8.3
Return to Jurassic Park
Documentary, Action, Adventure, Thriller
6.6
Return to Rajapur
Drama, Romance
6.8
Hansel & Gretel
Horror
4.7
Chunauti
9.4
I Want to Return Return Return
Documentary
6.7
Return to the Blue Lagoon
Adventure, Drama
6.2
Tarzan
Animation, Action, Adventure, Family
5.7
The Return
Horror, Science Fiction
6.7
The Railway Children Return
Drama, Family, Adventure
6.5
Transformers: Titans Return
Adventure, Science Fiction, Fantasy
6.9
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Animation, Family, Comedy, Adventure
6.7
The Return
Thriller, Crime, Mystery
6.5
Return to a Better Tomorrow
Action, Thriller, Crime
6.1
Supernova
Drama
5.0
Kaleidoscope
Documentary
5.0
The Buenoromeros
Drama
0.0
Stephanie's Image
Crime, Drama
0.0
Due East
Drama
4.2
The Neon Children
Drama
10.0
Sugar Island
Drama
0.0
Lost in Translation
Drama, Romance, Comedy
7.4
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
Comedy, Drama, Romance
6.6
Boys Don't Cry
Crime, Drama
7.4
Drink
Science Fiction, Drama
7.5
Bend It Like Beckham
Comedy, Drama, Romance
6.3
36 Fillette
Drama, Romance
5.0
Monsoon Wedding
Comedy, Drama, Romance
6.8
Cléo from 5 to 7
Drama
7.7
Monster
Crime, Drama
7.2
Teatro Amazonas
Documentary
8.0
American Joyride
Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Thriller
1.0
Lemon
Drama, Comedy
4.5
Oppressed Majority
Drama
5.9