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Selma, a psychoanalyst, deals with a cast of colorful new patients after returning home to Tunisia to open a practice.
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Film Cast:
- Selma: Golshifteh Farahani
- Raouf: Hichem Yacoubi
- Naïm: Majd Mastoura
- Olfa: Aïsha Ben Miled
- Amel: Ramla Ayari
- Baya: Feryel Chammari
- …: Moncef Anjegui
- Nour: Najoua Zouhair
- Fares: Jamel Sassi
- Meriem: Rim Hamrouni
- Ferid: Mhadheb Rmili
Film Crew:
- Director of Photography: Laurent Brunet
- Casting: Aurélie Guichard
- Script Consultant: Maud Ameline
- Music: Flemming Nordkrog
- Editor: Yorgos Lamprinos
- Associate Producer: Amaury Ovise
- Producer: Jean-Christophe Reymond
- Co-Producer: Olivier Père
- Makeup Artist: Sylvie Aid
- Production Design: Raouf Hiloui
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Samuel Aïchoun
- Sound Editor: Jérôme Gonthier
- Producer: Serge Hayat
- Costume Designer: Hyat Luszpinski
- Sound Engineer: Olivier Dandré
- Casting: Salem Daldoul
- Production Design: Mila Preli
- Director: Manele Labidi
- Boom Operator: Sabri Thabet
Movie Reviews:
- 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).)