New York Premiere
Online: Sunday, October 3—Sunday, October 10, 2021
Arab Blues
Un Divan à Tunis
Dir. Manele Labidi, 2019, France. 88 min. Color
With Golshifteh Farahani, Majd Mastoura, Aïcha Ben Miled, Feriel Chamari, Hichem Yacoubi
In French and Arabic with English subtitles
Selma, a 35-year-old psychoanalyst, decides to return from France to her native Tunisia to improve the mental health of her compatriots. Yet things don’t go quite as planned, as she finds herself helping a cast of colorful new patients discover the joys—and challenges—of psychotherapy. Through the lens of Selma’s practice and patients, this charming comedy offers a snapshot of contemporary Tunisian society.
- Year2019
- Runtime88 minutes
- LanguageFrench and Arabic with English subtitles
- CountryFrance
- DirectorManele Labidi
- CastGolshifteh Farahani, Majd Mastoura, Aïcha Ben Miled, Feriel Chamari, Hichem Yacoubi
New York Premiere
Online: Sunday, October 3—Sunday, October 10, 2021
Arab Blues
Un Divan à Tunis
Dir. Manele Labidi, 2019, France. 88 min. Color
With Golshifteh Farahani, Majd Mastoura, Aïcha Ben Miled, Feriel Chamari, Hichem Yacoubi
In French and Arabic with English subtitles
Selma, a 35-year-old psychoanalyst, decides to return from France to her native Tunisia to improve the mental health of her compatriots. Yet things don’t go quite as planned, as she finds herself helping a cast of colorful new patients discover the joys—and challenges—of psychotherapy. Through the lens of Selma’s practice and patients, this charming comedy offers a snapshot of contemporary Tunisian society.
- Year2019
- Runtime88 minutes
- LanguageFrench and Arabic with English subtitles
- CountryFrance
- DirectorManele Labidi
- CastGolshifteh Farahani, Majd Mastoura, Aïcha Ben Miled, Feriel Chamari, Hichem Yacoubi