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After the death of her husband in very strange circumstances, a young widow decides to refuse to re-many, and thereby breaks with the traditional submissive role of women. She tries to choose how to love, and how to live. A feminine journey through the depths of Islamic culture. A tale that involves reality, poetry and magic..
Reel 27 of Gérard Courant’s on-going Cinematon series.
Regaya marries the man she loves, but after years of happiness, her husband dies, leaving her with a profound emptiness in her life. She refuses all proposals for remarriage, savoring the taste of freedom. However, she soon discovers that society views divorced women with suspicion.
"Philip Priestley's acclaimed film charts the history of Stax Records, the influential soul and blues record company founded in the 1960s by Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton. Featuring music by an impressive roster of stars, including Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes and Carla Thomas, The Soul of Stax chronicles the performers' rise through the industry and popular culture, the role played by many of them in the Civil Rights movement, and the label's eventual decline." - bfi.org.uk
