The Mother of All Lies review – pursuing the truth of Morocco’s brutal dictatorship years

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Asmae El Moudir employs a delicate mix of handmade replicas and oral testimony to brilliantly evoke personal and collective trauma Between those who refuse to remember and those who struggle to forget, a tumultuous clash of minds occupies the centre of Asmae El Moudir’s inventive documentary, a prize-winner at last year’s Cannes film festival. Through a constellation of clay figurines and dollhouse-style miniature sets, most of which were constructed by El Moudir’s father, the director recreates her oppressive childhood in the Sebata district of Casablanca. Under the watchful eyes of her domineering grandmother Zahra, all personal photos are banished from the house, save for a picture of King Hassan II. The delicate mix of handmade replicas and oral testimony brilliantly evokes the personal and collective trauma that stem from Morocco’s “Years of Lead” – a period of state brutality under Hassan II’s dictatorial rule. Lingering on the nimble fingers of El Moudir’s father as he puts t
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Marilyn Monroe graces the new cover of CR Fashion Book in Balenciaga

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American actress, singer, and model Marilyn Monroe appeared on the new cover of the Chinese edition of the CR Fashion Book. The corresponding pictures were published in the official accounts of the magazine on social networks. The team behind the Chinese version of CR Fashion Book, founded by Carine Roitfeld, has digitized archive footage of Marilyn Monroe to 3D model her and dress her in the latest collections. In particular, on the cover of the magazine, the sex symbol of the 50s appeared in a Balenciaga dress, and on other frames, she poses in images from Miu Miu and Fendi. "Trends come and go, but Marilyn Monroe is forever. The most talked-about woman of 2022 has been digitally reimagined for the latest CR China cover, showing what the fashion and film icon might look like if she lived in the present day. Marilyn Monroe really created the information agenda in the spring and summer of 2022. Kim Kardashian wore the "naked" 1950s sex symbol dress in which she sang "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" to John F. Kennedy in 1962 at the Met Gala's annual Costume Institute ball. After James Bond girl Ana de Armas reincarnated as her in the new Netflix biopic "Blonde." Earlier, it was reported that a museum in the United States denied rumors that Kim Kardashian ruined Marilyn Monroe's dress. The American Robert Ripley Museum has denied reports that socialite Kim Kardashian ruined Marilyn Monroe's iconic gown while attending the Met Gala. TMZ writes about it. The dress in question is that Monroe wore in 1962 for the birthday of President John F. Kennedy. According to some reports, Kardashian lost 16 pounds to be able to wear it. Earlier it was reported that Kardashian returned the famous dress to the museum, which she allegedly rented for $ 5 million - but in an improper form: the dress came apart at the seams, was worn in several places, and lacked decorative crystals.

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