The Oasis of Ksar Ghilane,
Tunisia
Directed by Dominique Guerrier

26 MIN
BETA DIGITAL (16/9)

Original version available
with English or French commentary
 
documentary – lifestyle – surroundings – art – culture
– society – history – nature – work – everyday life

SYNOPSIS

The oasis of Ksar Ghilane is the departure or arrival point of several desert itineraries. It is the northernmost in Tunisia, and runs along the Grand Erg Oriental and its dunes. The Ghilane fort, a former French barracks, is approached by a rocky track and surrounded by a palm grove planted at the beginning of the 1950s. This curtain of greenery is fed by a spring after which the fort is named. Today, Ksar Ghilane provides a welcome halt for the Bedouins who come to water their herds and the tourists who have spent the day in the desert. The hot spring – 34° - invites bathers in under the patchy shade of the trees. The constantly renewed water is used for the irrigation of the oasis, where date palms and alfalfa for the animals are cultivated. Kaleidoscope describes the place and listens to the inhabitants and their perception of everyday life.

CREDITS

Directed by : Dominique Guerrier
Script : Dominique Guerrier
Mister Kaleidoscope was written and acted by Marc-Henri Wajnberg
Image : Jean-Paul De Zaeytijd
Editing : Dominique Lefever
Sound : Damien Defays

INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION

Wajnbrosse Productions
Video cassette available on request Contact-us

PRODUCTION

ARTE France
Panic Productions
Wajnbrosse Productions

With the support of
Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) ,
Ministère de la Communauté Française de Belgique et des Télédistributeurs Wallons

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