Jean Sénac, The Blacksmith of the Sun

Jan 1, 2003

0h 58m

★ 10.0

Overview

By ending the life of Jean Senac on August 30, 1973 in Algiers, his assassins believed they would silence him forever. They were wrong since his voice is a little louder every day. Witnesses to these craze: the publication of the complete works of this great poet, the countless conferences and radio broadcasts devoted to him and finally the production of films such as "Jean Sénac, the blacksmith of the sun". The moving and overwhelming testimonies of those who knew him, the unpublished film archives, the generous voice of the poet on the radio, the discovery of his travels in the territories of poetry and politics make this film a precious document on the life of Jean Senac.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Les Productions de la Lanterne

CNC

Ministère de la culture

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Cast

Self (archive footage)

Jean Sénac

Self

Rachid Boudjedra

Self

Malek Alloula

Self

Rabah Belamri

Self

Djamel Amrani

Self

Hamid Nacer-Khodja

Self

Nourredine Saadi

Self

Jean Abeillé

Self

Kosa Bokšan

Self

Robert Llorens

Self

Nathalie Miel

Self

Jacques Miel

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