Arab Blues

2020

1h 28m

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6.1/10

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Selma, a psychoanalyst, deals with a cast of colorful new patients after returning home to Tunisia to open a practice.

Directors

Manele Labidi

Writers

Maud Ameline(script consultant by)

Manele Labidi(screenplay by)

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Golshifteh Farahani

Hichem Yacoubi

Majd Mastoura

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Selma

Raouf

Naïm

Olfa

Amel

Baya

Nour

Fares

Meriem

Ferid

Lobna

Chokri - A Policeman

Hafifa

Amor - A Policeman

Uncle Mourad

Directors

Manele Labidi

Writers

Maud Ameline(script consultant by)

Manele Labidi(screenplay by)

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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).)

nairtejas27 Nov, 2020