Arab Blues
2019 film
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Arab Blues (French: Un divan à Tunis, lit. 'A couch in Tunis') is a 2019 French-Tunisian comedy film written and directed by Manele Labidi Labbé, in her feature debut.[3][4] Starring Golshifteh Farahani as Selma, it follows a psychoanalyst moving back to her native Tunisia.
- Serge Hayat
- Jean-Christophe Reymond
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| French | Un divan à Tunis |
| Directed by | Manele Labidi Labbé |
| Screenplay by | Manele Labidi Labbé |
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| Cinematography | Laurent Brunet |
| Edited by | Yorgos Lamprinos |
| Music by | Flemming Nordkrog |
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Running time | 88 minutes[1][2] |
| Countries | France Tunisia |
| Languages | Arabic French |
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| Box office | $3.7 million[1] |
The film had its world premiere in the Giornate degli Autori section of the 76th Venice International Film Festival on 4 September 2019.[5] It was theatrically released in France on 12 February 2020 by Diaphana Distribution, and in Tunisia on 26 February by Hakka Distribution.
Plot
The film is about a Tunisian psychoanalyst Selma who, after having been educated in Paris, moves back to Tunisia to open a psychoanalytic practice.
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.[6][7][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]
