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Literature of
the Maghreb See also al-Bab's literature
section
Literature
of Morocco
(Wikipedia)
Literature
of the Maghreb
An introduction
Key
literary figures
Prominent writers from Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.
Literature
and bibliography
A selection of links
Literature
of Morocco
An overview
LIMAG
Literature of the Maghreb (in French)
Paul Bowles
A special page about the American writer-composer who lived in Morocco for many years.
The
Literary Review
Issue devoted to Maghrebi literature (Summer 1998)
Cinema
See also al-Bab's cinema
section
SURPRISING
though it may seem, Bogart and Bergman never went to Casablanca. Not a single scene of the
famous film was shot in Morocco. But more than 500 movies have been filmed there, starting
as far back as 1897 when Louis Lumiere made "Le Chevalier Marocain".
Morocco's dependable weather, the wide variety of natural settings
and a plentiful supply of low-cost extras have attracted many of the great directors,
including Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese and Franco Zeffirelli.
List
of foreign films shot in Morocco
(Wikipedia)
What
was filmed where
(Internet Movie Database)
Moroccan
cinema
A brief history (Wikipedia)
Film
shooting in Morocco
Moroccan Cinematographic Centre. (This body, established in 1944,
issues permits,
arranges local facilities and sorts out the bureaucracy.
Moroccan
cinema
A Ministry of Information guide to Moroccan films and the film industry.
The
other side of filming in Morocco
Making the action film 'Sahara' involved paying out bribes,
interfering with government development projects, and the
removal of trees ...
Art See
also al-Bab's art
section
Art
galleries in Morocco
The
Visible Soul
Contemporary art from Morocco
Eugène Delacroix
Delacroix is considered the greatest French romantic painter. His use of colour influenced
later impressionist and post-impressionist painters. A visit to Morocco in 1832 provided
subjects for more than 100 sensuous and exotic works. See also biographical notes
(WebMuseum, Paris) and Wikipedia.
Moroccan-influenced works by Delacroix
include:
The
Fanatics of Tangier
1837-88, oil on canvas, The Minneapolis Institute of
Arts.
The
Sultan of Morocco and his Entourage
1845, oil on canvas, Musée des Augustins, Toulouse.
Arabs
Skirmishing in the Mountains
1863, oil on canvas, The National Gallery of Art,
Washington.
Arab
Saddling his Horse
1855, oil on canvas, Hermitage, St. Petersburg.
Arab
Horses Fighting in a Stable
1860, oil on canvas, Musée du Louvre, Paris.
from CGFA Virtual Art Museum
Henna
See also al-Bab's henna
and tattoos page
Henna is widely used by Moroccan women as
skin decoration for hands and feet.
Henna
(Wikipedia)
The
Henna Page
A comprehensive website about henna - including how to do it yourself.
Moroccan carpets
Symmetry
and pattern: the art of oriental rugs
Site created by Carol Bier, curator of the Textile Museum.
Detailed commentary on aspects of design,
involving some simple mathematics.
Carpets
Rugs: design, dyeing techniques, materials, weaving and
knotting, classification, etc.
A selection of carpets on display in
Museums:
Blue background
Early 20th century Rabat carpet with blue background (2m x 1,40m).
Bed-side carpet
Early 20th century (1,2m x 0,5m), Dar Si Saîd Museum, Marrakesh.
Prayer carpet
Central motif represents the Mihrab, the niche facing Mecca in a mosque. 1932 (4m x 2m),
Dar Si Saîd Museum.
Large dimensions
Early 20th century carpet woven for a typical Moroccan living room.(5,5m x 1,80m), Museum
of the Oudaîas, Rabat.
Carpet from Salé
1932 (3,5m x 2,5m), Dar Si Saîd Museum, Marrakech.
"Koubba
Mafrouka"
Recent carpet with double perspective of cornerpiece, called "Koubba Mafrouka".
3m x 2m.
"Limouna"
Early 20th century. Central motif symbolises an orange cut in half (2,5m x 2,5m), Dar Si
Saîd Museum, Marrakech.
"Sinia"
The central Motif simbolises the "Sinia", or tea tray. 5,5m x 3m. Arts and
Crafts Museum. Rabat
"Multiple
fields of vision"
Recent carpet 1
Recent carpet. 3m x 2m
Recent carpet 2
Recent carpet. 3m x 2m.
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