''The Last Image'' ( ar, الصور الأخير, translit. Al-soura al-akhira, french: La dernière image) is a 1986 Algerian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina ( ar, محمد الأخضر حمينة; born in M'Sila, Algeria, M'sila in 1934) is an Algerian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his 1975 film ''Chronicle of the Years of Fire''. He is one of the most p ...

. It was entered into the

1986 Cannes Film Festival The 39th Cannes Film Festival was held from 8 to 19 May 1986. The Palme d'Or went to '' The Mission'' by Roland Joffé. The festival opened with ''Pirates'', directed by Roman Polanski and closed with ''El Amor brujo'', directed by Carlos Saura. ...

. The film was selected as the Algerian entry for the

Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...

at the

59th Academy Awards The 59th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 30, 1987, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During ...

, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Cast

Véronique Jannot Véronique Jannot (born 7 May 1957) is a French actress and singer. She was born in Annecy, Haute-Savoie. Discography Albums *2012: ''Tout doux'' Singles *1975: "L'Atlantique" (with Pierre Bachelet) *1981: "Pause café" *1982: "J'ai fait l ...

as Claire Boyer * Merwan Lakhdar-Hamina as Mouloud *

Michel Boujenah Michel Boujenah (born 3 November 1952) is a French-Tunisian Jewish actor, comedian, film director, and screenwriter. Life and career Michel Boujenah was born on 3 November 1952 in Tunis, Tunisia. He is the brother of Paul Boujenah, a film d ...

as Simon Attal *

Jean Bouise Jean Bouise (3 June 1929 – 6 July 1989) was a French actor. He was born in Le Havre. In the 1950s he helped to found Théâtre de la Cité, and was a player in the company. He entered films in the 1960s, and played a supporting roles in ...

as Langlois *

Jean-François Balmer Jean-François Balmer (born April 18, 1946 in Valangin) is a Swiss actor. He has worked extensively in French cinema, television Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and s ...

as Miller *

Hassan El-Hassani whose real name was Hassan Bencheikh, known by the stage name Hassan El-Hassani (Arabic: حسن الحسني), (24 April 1916 – 25 September 1987) was an Algerian comedian. Biography Bencheikh was born in Ksar Boukhari, near Medea, French ...

as Touhami *

José Artur José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

as Forrestier *

Malik Lakhdar-Hamina Malik, Mallik, Melik, Malka, Malek, Maleek, Malick, Mallick, or Melekh ( phn, 𐤌𐤋𐤊; ar, ملك; he, מֶלֶךְ) is the Semitic term translating to "king", recorded in East Semitic and Arabic, and as mlk in Northwest Semitic duri ...

as Bachir *

Mustapha El Anka Mustafa ( ar, مصطفى , Muṣṭafā) is one of the names of Prophet Muhammad, and the name means "chosen, selected, appointed, preferred", used as an Arabic given name and surname. Mustafa is a common name in the Muslim world. Given name Mo ...

as Kabrane * Mustapha Preur as Boutaleb *

Geneviève Mnich Geneviève Mnich (born 19 February 1942), is a French actress. She has appeared in 80 films since 1972. She was born in Cuffies, Aisne, France. Selected filmography * ''Joséphine, ange gardien'' (2006) (1 Episode : "La Couleur de l'amour") * ...

as Madame Lanier *

Brigitte Catillon Brigitte Catillon (born 20 July 1951) is a French actress and screenwriter. She was nominated for the César Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1993 for ''A Heart in Winter'' directed by Claude Sautet. She was also nominated for the Molière ...

as Madame Lenguenel *

Rachid Fares Rashid or Rachid ( ar, راشد ) and Rasheed ( ar, رشيد ), which means "rightly guided", may refer to: * Rashid (name), also Rachid and Rasheed, people with the given name or surname * Rached, a given name and surname *Rashad, a surname Pl ...

as Omar *

Claude Melki Claude Melki (1939–1994) was a French actor. Selected filmography * ''Line of Sight The line of sight, also known as visual axis or sightline (also sight line), is an imaginary line between a viewer/observer/ spectator's eye(s) and a subje ...

as Jacob, le cafetier *

as Oncle Amar

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* 1986 films 1986 drama films Algerian drama films 1980s French-language films Films directed by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina Golan-Globus films {{1980s-drama-film-stub

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