A Sketch of Manners (Alfred Roch's Last Masquerade)
movie
A moment from history animated by actors in the present juxtaposes the class structures and contradictions of the cultural scene of Palestine, then and today.
Released April 29, 2013
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Overview
Alfred Roch, member of the Palestinian National League, is a politician with a bohemian panache. In 1942, at the height of WWII, he throws what will turn out to be the last masquerade in Palestine. Inspired by an archival photograph, A Sketch of Manners (Alfred Roch’s Last Masquerade) recreates an unconventional bon vivant aspect of Palestinian urban life before 1948. Posing silently for a group photo, the unmasked and melancholic pierrots accidentally personify the premonition of an uncertain future.
Crew
Jumana Manna
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Producer
Jumana Manna
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Director
Jumana Manna
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Writer
Jumana Manna
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Editor
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Jakob Langvik
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Sound Designer
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Jochen Jezussek
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Sound Designer
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Ihab Jadallah
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Assistant Director
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Norman M. Klein
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Writer
Jumana Manna
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Director of Photography
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Daniel Kedem
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Director of Photography