Arab Blues 2020
6.3 / 10
Arab Blues
Selma, a psychoanalyst, deals with a cast of colorful new patients after returning home to Tunisia to open a practice.
Selma, a psychoanalyst, deals with a cast of colorful new patients after returning home to Tunisia to open a practice.
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See All 1 Reviews23 Jun 2021 by Tejas Nair
Arab Blues (A Couch in Tunis) is an instantly likeable film. Its opening shot - about an old man's description of who Sigmund Freud might be from his looks - is charming and so is the story that succeeds it of a young woman (Golshifteh Farahani) coming back to her homeland, Tunisia, from Paris to start a psychoanalysis practice. She knows she will be looked down for it, a testament that she immediately gets from her uncle. But she is independent, courageous, and gritty, and so the film begins. I absolutely loved all the characters and their performances here, especially Farahani, Feryel Chammari, and Aïsha Ben Miled. Each actor is better than the other and I had a sweet time looking at them, delivering beautiful dialogues and acting like it's real life. The social critique is pregnant here but Arab Blues projects itself as a lively comedy about a woman's struggle in modern-day Tunis, a state still marred by backward beliefs and customs, something that is common everywhere. With a supporting soundtrack, adequate humour, and the ability to keep you engaged, Arab Blues is easily one of the most pleasant comedies you will see this year. Glad I sat down and considered EUFF. **Grade A-**. (Watched at the 2020 European Union Film Festival of India (EUFF).)
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Release Date:
Feb 12, 2020 (France,Tunisia)
Run Time:
1hr 28`
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Original Language:
French
Production Countries:
France,Tunisia
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Released
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Arab Blues (A Couch in Tunis) is an instantly likeable film. Its opening shot - about an old man's description of who Sigmund Freud might be from his looks - is charming and so is the story that succeeds it of a young woman (Golshifteh Farahani) coming back to her homeland, Tunisia, from Paris to start a psychoanalysis practice. She knows she will be looked down for it, a testament that she immediately gets from her uncle. But she is independent, courageous, and gritty, and so the film begins. I absolutely loved all the characters and their performances here, especially Farahani, Feryel Chammari, and Aïsha Ben Miled. Each actor is better than the other and I had a sweet time looking at them, delivering beautiful dialogues and acting like it's real life. The social critique is pregnant here but Arab Blues projects itself as a lively comedy about a woman's struggle in modern-day Tunis, a state still marred by backward beliefs and customs, something that is common everywhere. With a supporting soundtrack, adequate humour, and the ability to keep you engaged, Arab Blues is easily one of the most pleasant comedies you will see this year. Glad I sat down and considered EUFF. **Grade A-**. (Watched at the 2020 European Union Film Festival of India (EUFF).)
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... Director
Cast
... Selma
... Raouf
... Naïm
ABM
Aïsha Ben Miled... Olfa
RA
Ramla Ayari... Amel
... Baya
...
... Nour
JS
Jamel Sassi... Fares
RH
Rim Hamrouni... Meriem
ABC
Atef Ben Chedly... Lobna
... Ferid
... Chokri - un policier
... Hafifa
ZEM
Zied El Mekki... Amor - un policier
... Oncle Mourad
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