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

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

The Number One Song On The Billboard Hot 100 Is Harry Styles’s “As It Was,” While The Number One Movie Is Don’t Worry, Darling

The 28-year-old actor/singer is riding high on the success of his latest film, which also features his hit single. His film Don't Worry, Darling! Opened this weekend at the top of the North American box office, and his catchy pop single "As It Was" has been at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart for 15 consecutive weeks. As It Was, which debuted at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in April and has yet to be dethroned, is presently the longest-reigning solo chart-topper in the history of the chart. Have No Fear Meanwhile; Variety reports that Darling made $19.2 million in its opening weekend at the domestic box office and $10.8 million worldwide. Olivia Wilde directs a psychological thriller starring Harry Styles as Jack Chambers, a rising employee at the secretive Victory Project who, thanks to his wife Alice, gets to live in the idyllic 1950s town of Victory (played by Florence Pugh). Alice, however, becomes preoccupied with the unseen workings of her husband as she sees the first signs of trouble in their once-perfect town. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Styles' on-set girlfriend Wilde gushed over his acting chops, citing a specific sequence in which he "took it to another level." She explained that he became so immersed in the play that he began screaming the lines to the audience in a primal yell that was far more dramatic than anything we had anticipated from the scene. She said the camera operator followed [Harry] as he walked the stage like some type of wild beast. We stared at the screen in disbelief. Even Harry was taken aback by that, I imagine. When you're able to step entirely out of your body and into the role, that's when acting is at its finest.

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