VIDEOLIB Archive: RE: [Videolib] SOME WOMEN OF MARRAKECH

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Brigid & Darla,
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Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!
=20
Muchas gracias!!
=20
Chris McN
=20
Chris McNevins=20
Non-Print Coordinator=20
University of Connecticut=20
Homer Babbidge Library=20
Collections Services - Acquisitions Monographs=20
369 Fairfield Way Unit 2005AM=20
Storrs, CT 06269-2005=20
ph: 860-486-3842=20
fax: 860-486-6493=20

From: owner-videolib@lists.berkeley.edu =
[mailto:owner-videolib@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Brigid Duffy
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 6:17 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] SOME WOMEN OF MARRAKECH

"Some Women of Marrakech", part of the "Disappearing World" series, is =
available on NTSC format vhs from =20

Purchase price is =A350 - but contact them to check on that. And the =
last time we ordered from them they did not take credit cards.

Brigid Duffy
Media Acquisitions
Academic Technology
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA 94132-4200
E-mail: bduffy@sfsu.edu

Dear Chris,
I queried the list about this film a couple of years ago. The answer =
I received is below.
Just to give you some background: Another list member had written =
that an edited version of this film (without a scene that might be =
offensive to the Muslim community) was available under the title "Saints =
and Spirits." But according to a professor who was involved in making =
the movie, they are two different works.
I hope this is helpful.
Darla Moore
Rollins College
=20
Jonathan Miller (jmiller@frif.com)
Mon, 10 Jan 2005 13:55:36 -0500=20
Dear Susan, Darla, and anyone else interested:
=09

There is an old history to this film which still comes up from time to=20
time, and some of what is written below is not accurate. So, I =
forwarded=20
this email to Prof. Elizabeth Fernea=20
http://www.frif.com/subjects/fernea.html of the University of Texas at =
the=20
time. Here is what she wrote to me "to set the record straight":
=09

"SOME WOMEN OF MARRAKESH, a film in Granada Television's Disappearing =
World=20
series, came out in 1976 and won prizes and acclaim for its=20
producer-director, Melissa Llewelyn-Davies. It boosted the first =
all-woman=20
crew in the history of British TV. I served as ethnographic consultant. =

Then Odyssey bought the footage in 1981 to recut it for PBS. (For that=20
version, I was co-producer with Melanie Wallace). But Ms. =
Llewelyn-Davies,=20
who had final say since she was the original producer-director of the=20
footage, did not like the PBS version, which aired in 1982. Thus she=20
refused to let it be released for any other TV or theatrical showings.
=09

"Years later, the University of Texas obtained permission to distribute =
it=20
FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. The VHS may still be purchased from the=20
Department of Anthropology, U. of Texas, Austin, TX. 78712, attention: =
Pam=20
Becker. Cost is US $200 and all moneys go into student fellowships in=20
anthropology and film.
=09

"SAINTS AND SPIRITS is a different film altogether, and its history is =
also=20
different. This 28-minute film was produced in 1978 with a small grant =
from=20
the NEH, and utilized (with Granada management permission) out-takes =
from=20
SOME WOMEN OF MARRAKESH, unused footage on the religious experiences of =

Moroccan women. I raised the money and was associate producer. Melissa=20
Llewelyn-Davies retained the rights, as original director-producer of =
the=20
footage, to be credited as such on SAINTS AND SPIRITS. Since 1978, this =

short film has been distributed by First Run/Icarus Films and has been=20
shown in London, Stockholm and at the National Gallery, Washington, =
DC., as=20
well as being a selection of the Margaret Mead Film Ethnographic Film=20
Festival in New York. Curiously, Granada Television also lists it as =
one of=20
its films!
=09

bath scene, but that did not affect the film's airing. It is still one =
of=20
the most popular films available at the Musee de l'Homme and the =
Pompidou=20
Museum in Paris. Further, a review in one of Morocco's Arabic =
newspapers=20
cited "its veracity in reporting honestly the problems of Moroccan =
women"=20
and asked the rhetorical question, "Why can't Moroccan film makers =
produce=20
such work? Why do we wait for foreigners to do it?" The review was =
written=20
by Leila Abouzeid, a well-respected Moroccan novelist.
=09

"So, a long and tangled history, but one that continues." -- Elizabeth =
Fernea
=09

>>> On 8/30/2007 at 1:47 PM, in message =
<8C81AA7D3B12F4408C6B3359AEB001CC034DE3DE@LIB-EMarks.library.lib.uconn.ed=
u>, "Chris McNevins" <Chris.McNevins@uconn.edu> wrote:
=09
Does anyone know if this video is still available??
=20
Some women of Marrakech ?h [videorecording] / ?c a production of =
Granada Television ; produced and directed by Melissa Llewelyn-Davies ; =
producer, Melanie Wallace.
?a Boston : ?b Public Broadcasting Service ; ?a [Duluth? : ?b =
University of Minnesota, Duluth, Learning Resource Center?, ?c 1981?]
=20
Thanks in advance...
=20
Chris McNevins=20
Non-Print Coordinator=20
University of Connecticut=20
Homer Babbidge Library=20
Collections Services - Acquisitions Monographs=20
369 Fairfield Way Unit 2005AM=20
Storrs, CT 06269-2005=20
ph: 860-486-3842=20
fax: 860-486-6493=20

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Web page for this item: http://www.therai.org.uk/film/diss_world.html#marrakech#marrakech

Phone: +44 (0)20 7387 0455

Fax: +44 (0)20 7388 8817

Purchase price is =A350 - but contact them to = check on=20 that. And the last time we ordered from them they did not take credit=20 cards.

Brigid Duffy

Media Acquisitions

Academic Technology

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA 94132-4200

E-mail: bduffy@sfsu.edu

On Aug 30, 2007, at 1:41 PM, Darla Moore wrote:

Dear Chris,

I queried the list about this film a couple of years = ago. The=20 answer I received is below.

Just to give you some background: Another list member = had=20 written that an edited version of this film (without a = scene that=20 might be offensive to the Muslim community) was available under = the title=20 "Saints and Spirits." But according to a professor who was = involved in=20 making the movie, they are two different works.

I hope this is helpful.

Darla Moore

Rollins College

Jonathan Miller (jmiller@frif.com)
Mon, = 10 Jan=20 2005 13:55:36 -0500

Dear Susan, Darla, and anyone else interested:

There is an old history to this film which still comes up from time = to=20
time, and some of what is written below is not accurate. So, I = forwarded=20
this email to Prof. Elizabeth Fernea
http://www.frif.com/sub= jects/fernea.html=20 of the University of Texas at the
time. Here is what she wrote to = me "to=20 set the record straight":

"SOME WOMEN OF MARRAKESH, a film in Granada Television's = Disappearing World=20
series, came out in 1976 and won prizes and acclaim for its=20
producer-director, Melissa Llewelyn-Davies. It boosted the first = all-woman=20
crew in the history of British TV. I served as ethnographic = consultant.=20
Then Odyssey bought the footage in 1981 to recut it for PBS. (For = that=20
version, I was co-producer with Melanie Wallace). But Ms. = Llewelyn-Davies,=20
who had final say since she was the original producer-director of = the=20
footage, did not like the PBS version, which aired in 1982. Thus = she=20
refused to let it be released for any other TV or theatrical=20 showings.

"Years later, the University of Texas obtained permission to = distribute it=20
FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. The VHS may still be purchased from = the=20
Department of Anthropology, U. of Texas, Austin, TX. 78712, = attention: Pam=20
Becker. Cost is US $200 and all moneys go into student fellowships = in=20
anthropology and film.

"SAINTS AND SPIRITS is a different film altogether, and its history = is also=20
different. This 28-minute film was produced in 1978 with a small = grant=20 from
the NEH, and utilized (with Granada management permission) = out-takes=20 from
SOME WOMEN OF MARRAKESH, unused footage on the religious = experiences=20 of
Moroccan women. I raised the money and was associate producer. = Melissa=20
Llewelyn-Davies retained the rights, as original director-producer = of the=20
footage, to be credited as such on SAINTS AND SPIRITS. Since 1978, = this=20
short film has been distributed by First Run/Icarus Films and has = been=20
shown in London, Stockholm and at the National Gallery, = Washington, DC.,=20 as
well as being a selection of the Margaret Mead Film = Ethnographic Film=20
Festival in New York. Curiously, Granada Television also lists it = as one=20 of
its films!

"As for offending the Muslim community: the Moroccan Embassy did = indeed=20
lodge a formal complaint, first with Granada and then to PBS, = about the=20
bath scene, but that did not affect the film's airing. It is still = one of=20
the most popular films available at the Musee de l'Homme and the = Pompidou=20
Museum in Paris. Further, a review in one of Morocco's Arabic = newspapers=20
cited "its veracity in reporting honestly the problems of Moroccan = women"=20
and asked the rhetorical question, "Why can't Moroccan film makers = produce=20
such work? Why do we wait for foreigners to do it?" The review was = written=20
by Leila Abouzeid, a well-respected Moroccan novelist.

"So, a long and tangled history, but one that continues." -- = Elizabeth=20 Fernea

I hope this is helpfulm.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Miller

>>> On 8/30/2007 at 1:47 PM, in message <8C81AA7D3B12F4408C6B3359AEB001CC034DE3DE@LIB-EMarks.libr= ary.lib.uconn.edu>,=20 "Chris McNevins" <Chris.McNevins@uconn.edu>= =20 wrote:

Does anyone = know if=20 this video is still available??

Some = women of=20 Marrakech ?h [videorecording] / ?c a production of Granada Television = ;=20 produced and directed by Melissa Llewelyn-Davies ; producer, Melanie=20 Wallace.

?a Boston : = ?b Public=20 Broadcasting Service ; ?a [Duluth? : ?b University of Minnesota, = Duluth,=20 Learning Resource Center?, ?c 1981?]

Thanks in=20 advance...

Chris=20 McNevins
Non-Print Coordinator
University of = Connecticut=20
Homer Babbidge=20 Library
Collections Services - Acquisitions Monographs =
369 = Fairfield Way Unit=20 2005AM
Storrs, CT 06269-2005
ph: 860-486-3842 =
fax:=20 860-486-6493=20