Presented at the Annecy Festival, Perfume of Iraq traces the story of the Franco-Iraki journalist Ferat Alani. An intimate story that starts from his memories of vacation childhood in Iraq to adulthood, where he testified through his profession of the infernal gear of war. In the vein of films like Persepolis, Valse with Bachir or The Siren (see our Interview with Sepideh Farsi) Leonard Cohen's film traces the power of animated images to deliver a sensitive documentary that is full of narrative ideas.
Interview with Leonard Cohen, director of the film
How can we tell from within the disintegration of a nation? How can we find the scent of moments of joy of the past in a daily life subjected to terror? A movie to see on Arte Now in replay waiting for its next release in the theater. In the meantime, we're offering you an interview with Leonard Cohen, with whom we were exchanging in Annecy on this colourful film and his historical testimony transcribed by animation.
Filmography by Léonard Cohen
- 2024: Perfume of Iraq
- 2011 : Die with you
- 2010 : Plato
- 2009: sentimental education
Images of the film The Perfume of Iraq
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