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A Sketch of Manners (Alfred Roch's Last Masquerade)

A Sketch of Manners (Alfred Roch's Last Masquerade) poster
Director
Jumana Manna
Cast
Hakim Bishara as Alfred Roch Anders Ribu as Narrator
Crew
Daniel Kedem — Director of Photography Jumana Manna — Director of Photography Jumana Manna — Editor Norman M. Klein — Writer Jumana Manna — Writer Jumana Manna — Producer
Synopsis

Alfred Roch, member of the Palestinian National League, is a politician with a bohemian panache. In 1942, at the height of WWII, he throws what will turn out to be the last masquerade in Palestine. Inspired by an archival photograph, A Sketch of Manners (Alfred Roch’s Last Masquerade) recreates an unconventional bon vivant aspect of Palestinian urban life before 1948. Posing silently for a group photo, the unmasked and melancholic pierrots accidentally personify the premonition of an uncertain future.

Key Collaborators
Jumana Manna Director Daniel Kedem Director of Photography Jumana Manna Director of Photography Jumana Manna Editor Norman M. Klein Writer Jumana Manna Writer Jumana Manna Producer
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