The Battle of Algiers fits my category Movies That Should Play in Sag Harbor. Fresh from the New York Film Festival, Gillo Pontecorvo’s seminal political thriller begins a week stint this Friday at the Film Forum in New York City, Landmark’s Nuart in Los Angeles, and E Street Cinema in Washington, D.C., followed by a major city roll-out through the fall. It’s essential viewing--the Pentagon even studied it in regard to Iraq—so don’t miss it, especially because to celebrate its 50th anniversary, there is a new 4K restoration. This is what I wrote on its 20th anniversary in 1986:
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