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This bittersweet video shows the decline of the city of Oran in Algeria, the setting for Albert Camus' great novel The Plague, and home to many thousands of Frenchmen and other Europeans for over a century. Colonization was not to last and ended in unspeakable brutality, but for some the memories of what life was like in Oran give them solace.
The first image in this video is an old photo of the city, possibly from a postcard. It then moves to more current views and asks "Why?" The final image is of a cheerful well-kept street, with the words "Pourquoi pas cela?" ("Why not this?"). Then a word of thanks to someone named Edgar for showing that the old neighborhoods of Oran are dying inexorably...
The first image in this video is an old photo of the city, possibly from a postcard. It then moves to more current views and asks "Why?" The final image is of a cheerful well-kept street, with the words "Pourquoi pas cela?" ("Why not this?"). Then a word of thanks to someone named Edgar for showing that the old neighborhoods of Oran are dying inexorably...
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