The Battle of Algiers

The main purpose of the film, The Battle of Algiers is to show in detail what happened in battle between the French and the Algerians. This film expresses the Algerians rights, for example, the right to be free in their own country. The Battle of Algiers was specially directed using four tactics to grasp the reality of an historical event. The director films it in black and white, doesn’t use unrealistic effects, directs the camera to focus on facial expressions and didn’t use well-known actors but instead used people that were involved in the battle during that time to create a truthful and naturalistic tone. Filming in black and white creates the sense of a documentary symbolizing truth. Filming in black and white also symbolizes a newsreel, which was a resource that many used to obtain information on attacks and new proceedings that occurred during this time. To keep the films naturalistic tone the director didn’t use unrealistic effects to enhance action scenes.

In one scene where the woman