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Prayer is the pillar of religion

a film by
Mohamed CHARBAGI

(45', 1983)

Celebration of Arabic calligraphy as a major Islamic art, which conveys the word of God and provides a unique source of aesthetic inspiration.

Contemplation of the calligrapher's multifarious art : stylistic evolution, permanence and dissemination throughout the Islamic world, whether on parchment, paper, wood, metal or stone, calligraphy thus reaching its ultimate development in architecture.

Meditation on the spirit and the letter: an art so closely linked with language inevitably induced semantic speculation carried to the point of metaphysical vertigo as one would marvel at the incarnation of the Word in the Sign.

Written and directed by: Mohamed CHARBAGI
Length: 45'
Format: 16 mm with color and video
Production year: 1983
Coproduction: Alif Productions / Saladin Productions
Distribution: Alif Productions

Available in French, Arabic and English versions