Algeria: anti-colonial theme as a structuring component of national cinema culture

The development and settling of the identity of the national cinema culture are extremely important for any cinematography of the world. Comprehension of the past and the current state of the cinematographic practice of each country brings to the fore the question of questions: the ways of searching of a national identity. Only on its foundation you can grow a truly original and success ful movie. In this connection, an example of the cinema art of Algeria, which originates in a tense and uncompromising struggle against the domination of French colonialism, presents for us a particular interest. Works of Algerian cinematographers were created as a response to biased French colonial films so it vividly and demonstratively conveyed the grandeur of the patriotic exploit of their compatriots that gained wide international recognition, both sophisticated professionals and ordinary spectators. The article is devoted to the processes of the genesis of the theme of the liberation anti-colonial movement, as well as its evolution.