Arab Blues
2019 film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arab Blues (French: Un divan à Tunis, lit. 'A couch in Tunis') is a 2019 French-Tunisian comedy film directed by Manele Labidi Labbé in her feature debut.[3][4] It was screened in the Venice Days section at the 2019 Venice Film Festival[5] and then in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.[6][7] The film is about a Tunisian psychoanalyst Selma who, after having been educated in Paris, moves back to Tunisia to open a psychoanalytic practice.
| Arab Blues | |
|---|---|
Film poster | |
| French | Un divan à Tunis |
| Directed by | Manele Labidi Labbé |
| Screenplay by | Manele Labidi Labbé |
| Starring | Golshifteh Farahani |
| Cinematography | Laurent Brunet |
| Music by | Flemming Nordkrog |
| Distributed by | Kazak Productions |
Release dates | |
Running time | 88 minutes[1][2] |
| Countries | France Tunisia |
| Languages | Arabic French |
| Budget | |
| Box office | $3.7 million[1] |
Cast
- Golshifteh Farahani as Selma
- Hichem Yacoubi as Raouf
- Moncef Anjegui as Mourad
- Majd Mastoura as Naim
Release
The film had its world premiere at the 76th Venice International Film Festival, during the Venice Days, on 4 September 2019.[4] Its North American debut was in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival on 8 September 2019.[8][9]
Reception
Box office
Arab Blues grossed $3.7 million worldwide,[1] against a production budget of about $2.4 million.[2]
Critical response
On French review aggregator AlloCiné, the film holds an average rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on 24 critics' reviews.[10]
References
External links
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