Storyline
Chants d’Automne (Song of Autumn), is a story of daily life on a colonial farm, at the start of the war of liberation in Algeria, describing individual and group behavior in this context. An unthinkable, even dangerous, romantic relationship, born in this context between Catherine, daughter of a settler, and Abdelmalek, son of a blacksmith. Managing his vast property in a feudal manner, Monsieur Marcel whose only ambition is his personal enrichment to the detriment of the community. Everyone fears his authority except his daughter Catherine, a student in France, who returns home during the holidays. She does not stop herself from expressing to him her ideas of justice which go against family and colonial practices. Catherine and Abdelmalek's romance makes relationships increasingly strained, but the call for freedom will be stronger than a woman's love.
Cast & Crew
Nourredine Meziane (Cheikh Nourredine)
Si Ali
Lead
Laurence Jeanneret
Catherine
Madjid Farès
Abdelmalek
André Thorent
Monsieur Marcel
MS
Mohamed Sirat
Belkacem
HV
Hélène Vallier
Madame Marcel
JB
Jacques Blot
Antoine
YG
Yves Gauthier
Le Capitaine
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mohamed Meziane Yala's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. Song of Autumn is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
