The Empire of Dreams

(1982)

★ 10 IMDb · 1 votes

Genres: Drama, Comedy

Year: 1982

Runtime: 125 мин

Country: Algeria

Director: Jean-Pierre Lledo

Cast: Sid Ali Kouiret, Fettouma Ousliha-Bouamari, Brahim Hadjadj, Mustapha El Anka, Salah Teskouk, Abdelkrim Baba Aissa, Mohamed Bouamari, Aissa Ifrah, Mahmoud Aziz

Plot

A stubborn director who wants to rediscover the Algiers of his childhood comes up against the “Hollywood” fantasies of his characters, non-professionals all hoping to be able to become “someone else”, at least for the duration of a film… Mise en abyme for a journey into megalomania…