Blood Wedding (1977 Film)
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''Blood Wedding'' () is a 1977 Moroccan
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directed by
Souheil Ben-Barka Souheil Ben-Barka (born 25 December 1942) is a Moroccan film director, screenwriter and film producer. He directed seven films between 1974 and 2002. His 1975 film ''La guerre du pétrole n'aura pas lieu'' was entered into the 9th Moscow Internat ...
. The film was selected as the Moroccan entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the
50th Academy Awards The 50th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1977 and took place on April 3, 1978, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. During the ceremony, AMPAS ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
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.
The film is based on the Spanish play by
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.


Cast

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Irene Papas Irene Papas or Irene Pappas (, ; born Eirini Lelekou (); 3 September 1929 – 14 September 2022) was a Greek actress and singer who starred in over 70 films in a career spanning more than 50 years. She gained international recognition through ...
as La mère *
Laurent Terzieff Laurent Terzieff (27 June 1935 – 2 July 2010) was a French actor and theatre director. Biography Terzieff was the son of French ceramistDoghmi Larbi as La père * Muni as La servante * Souad Jalil as La femme d'Amrouch * Naima Lamcharki as La folle * Mohamed El Baz as Le berger * Izza Gennini as La voisine


See also

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* List of Moroccan submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film


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* 1977 films 1977 drama films 1970s French-language films Moroccan drama films {{1970s-drama-film-stub