12019-02-03T22:08:45+00:003.x21 Algiers1Algiers (1938)plain2019-02-03T22:08:45+00:00Pépé le Moko sits on his window ledge and sings a song. The camera wanders away from Pépé to reveal his neighbors, who listen to the song with obvious enjoyment. The shot characterizes the neighborhood as a heterogeneous but thriving community: heterogeneous because casting and costuming create the impression of a chaotic mixture of races, genders, and faiths; and thriving because the camera movement sites this diverse grouping in a shared space.