The Presence Of Women In Algerian Cinema (A Semiological Approach Of Algerian Films)

Abstract

      Films are considered reflections of the conditions of societies, and they may change with time, as since the beginning of Algerian cinema, it has gone through a series of stages, like any other, as each stage has its own characteristics that were reflected in the stories covered in these films, the way they were told, and the appearances that accompanied the actors and actresses behind the screen. At a time when the actor was the strong and sacrificial hero in revolutionary films, actresses were only playing simple roles, devoid of their femininity, and deprived of the freedom to act in front of the camera in romantic and social films.

Women were only depicted in films in which the heroine was good, content, tolerant, and accepting of her husband’s betrayal. However, with the emergence of the black decade cinema, which accompanied conditions of injustice and violence, especially against women,

several directors have worked to produce films that abolished the stereotypical image of women in Algerian films, and presented their image as an effective element in society in modern cinema.