The Magnes | Film Series

Fall 2015

Depth of Field: Sephardic Identities on Screen

The Magnes | Film Series

Fall 2015
Depth of Field: Sephardic Identities on Screen

EL GUSTO

EL GUSTO

Dir. Safinez Bousbia. Documentary, UK, 2011. 88 min.

Dir. Safinez Bousbia. Documentary, UK, 2011. 88 min.

Director Safinez Bousbia discovered the story of an

orchestra of Jewish and Muslim musicians torn apart
by war 50 years ago, and recently reunited for an
exceptional concert. The musicians share a passion
they never lost: the soul of Algiers, Chaabi music. After
the Algerian Independence in 1962, Jewish musicians
fled to France while the Muslim musicians who
remained became scattered throughout the vast city
of Algiers, lost to each other and forgotten by the
world. The surviving musicians formed a 42-member
orchestra and called it El Gusto.

Director Safinez Bousbia discovered the story of an

orchestra of Jewish and Muslim musicians torn apart
by war 50 years ago, and recently reunited for an
exceptional concert. The musicians share a passion
they never lost: the soul of Algiers, Chaabi music. After
the Algerian Independence in 1962, Jewish musicians
fled to France while the Muslim musicians who
remained became scattered throughout the vast city
of Algiers, lost to each other and forgotten by the
world. The surviving musicians formed a 42-member
orchestra and called it El Gusto.

7:00pm
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
The Magnes Collection, 2121 Allston Way,
Berkeley, CA 94720

7:00pm
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
The Magnes Collection, 2121 Allston Way,
Berkeley, CA 94720

ABOUT THE SERIES

ABOUT THE SERIES

The term Sephardic indicates the descendants of Iberian Jews expelled from
Spain and Portugal after 1492, and came into contact with cultures and
languages from Northern and Southern Europe, the Balkans, and the Ottoman
Empire where their communities flourished for centuries. The complex identities
of the Sephardic Jews are represented on screen through documentaries and
feature films about the Spanish Inquisition, global intercultural encounters, the
Holocaust, and the perseverance of culture the Judeo-Spanish (or Ladino)
language.

The term Sephardic indicates the descendants of Iberian Jews expelled from
Spain and Portugal after 1492, and came into contact with cultures and
languages from Northern and Southern Europe, the Balkans, and the Ottoman
Empire where their communities flourished for centuries. The complex identities
of the Sephardic Jews are represented on screen through documentaries and
feature films about the Spanish Inquisition, global intercultural encounters, the
Holocaust, and the perseverance of culture the Judeo-Spanish (or Ladino)
language.

A film seminar presented by the Townsend Center for the Humanities and
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life. University of California, Berkeley.

A film seminar presented by the Townsend Center for the Humanities and
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life. University of California, Berkeley.

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November 3: Saved by Language, USA, 2014, 53 min.

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THE MAGNES COLLECTION OF JEWISH ART AND LIFE

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
2121 ALLSTON WAY, BERKELEY, CA 94720
510.643.2526 MAGNES.ORG