"But for a certain kind of cinephile, nothing - not the terrorist attacks, not the chases, not the swerves into askew comedy - sticks in the mind quite so much as the moment in which Leonardo diCaprio's stoned protagonist tunes in to a broadcast of Gillo Pontecorvo's The Battle of Algiers. First released in 1966 (and currently free to watch on YouTube in certain regions),"
"Some of those viewers included major filmmakers, not least Stanley Kubrick, who later described all films as "false documentaries," and Pontecorvo's work as an especially impressive example thereof. Anthony Frewin, who worked as Kubrick's personal assistant, remembers the director telling him that "I couldn't really understand what cinema was capable of without seeing The Battle of Algiers. He was still enthusing about it prior to his death.""
Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another includes a scene where Leonardo DiCaprio's character listens to Gillo Pontecorvo's The Battle of Algiers. The Battle of Algiers premiered in 1966 and is often available freely in some regions, becoming a staple of film-studies syllabi. Early audiences sometimes could not tell whether they were watching a scripted war film or genuine Algerian War newsreel footage. Stanley Kubrick praised the film, calling films 'false documentaries' and saying he couldn't understand cinema without seeing The Battle of Algiers. A StudioBinder video compiles testimonials from many prominent directors.
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