The Dove's Lost Necklace

The Dove's Lost Necklace
Directed byNacer Khemir
Written byNacer Khemir
Produced byTarak Ben Ammar
StarringNavin Chowdhry
Walid Arakji
CinematographyGeorges Barsky
Music byJean-Claude Petit
Release date
  • 30 March 1994 (1994-03-30)
Running time
86 min
CountryFrance
LanguageArabic

The Dove's Lost Necklace (French: Le collier perdu de la colombe) is a 1994 French/Tunisian drama film directed by Nacer Khemir. It is the second film in Khemir's Desert Trilogy. [1]

Plot

The movie is set in Medieval Spain. It features Hassan, a student of calligraphy in 11th Century Andalucía. Being the naïve young student he is, Hassan seeks love through books and poetry. He comes across a fragment of a page from a book of poems and becomes obsessed with finding the rest, believing it holds the secrets of love. In his quest to find the lost bits of the manuscripts, Hassan acquires the help of child protagonist Zin.

Cast

  • Navin Chowdhry - Hassan
  • Walid Arakji - Zin
  • Ninar Esber - Aziz
  • Noureddine Kasbaoui - Calligrapher
  • Jamil Joudi - Giaffar
  • Sonia Hochlaff

References

  1. ^ "The Dove's Lost Necklace (Le Collier Perdu de la Colombe) - Educational Media Reviews Online (EMRO)". libweb.lib.buffalo.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-13.