Moroccan director Maryam Touzani returns with 'Calle Málaga', an ode to life in old age

Moroccan director Maryam Touzani returns with 'Calle Málaga', an ode to life in old age

In this episode of arts24, Eve Jackson speaks to Moroccan filmmaker Maryam Touzani, whose intimate and quietly powerful cinema continues to explore love, identity and the tensions within Moroccan society. After "Adam" and "The Blue Caftan", she returns with her most personal film yet, "Calle Málaga" – a story of memory, mixed identity and belonging set in Tangier's historic Spanish community. At a time when debates around migration and identity feel increasingly polarised, Touzani brings the conversation back to something deeply human. The film is also a tender and rare meditation on ageing and desire – celebrating vitality, intimacy and dignity later in life in ways cinema seldom dares to portray.

The male gaze: Laura Mulvey 'very gratified' her phrase has lasted so long

The male gaze: Laura Mulvey 'very gratified' her phrase has lasted so long

The woman who first theorised the idea of the male gaze has spoken to FRANCE 24 about her delight that her theories still resonate so much today. British feminist film theorist Laura Mulvey first wrote her essay back in 1975. But she says the phrase captured the popular imagination and has found its place in other areas of the arts. She spoke to us in Perspective about the positive and negative changes her theories have brought about.

Émaux de Longwy : "J'ai toujours aimé investir des territoires de mémoire pour leur insuffler de la modernité", explique le créateur de mode Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, qui participe au sauvetage de la manufacture

Émaux de Longwy : "J'ai toujours aimé investir des territoires de mémoire pour leur insuffler de la modernité", explique le créateur de mode Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, qui participe au sauvetage de la manufacture

Invité du "11/13" jeudi 19 février, peu avant que le tribunal ne rende son verdict sur la reprise des Émaux de Longwy, fleuron bicentenaire de l'émail lorrain, le créateur Jean-Charles de Castelbajac présente sa collection "Longwy", de petites tortues colorées, en hommage à la manufacture, qui s'écoulent comme des petits pains et participent à mobiliser des fonds pour sauver l'entreprise.