A Sunday in Tunis: A couch in Tunis
Ciné-dimanche
By Manele Labidi (France / Tunisia, 2020, 1:29)
With Golshifteh Farahani, Majd Mastoura, Hicham Yacoubi
A screening accompanied by Manele Labidi, the film’s director, and Kenzo Bellon, film critic.
After practicing in France, Selma, 35, opened her psychoanalysis practice in a working-class suburb of Tunis. In the aftermath of the revolution, the demand for treatment is high in this “schizophrenic” country. But between those who mistook Freud and his beard for a Muslim brother, and those who confused fee-based sessions with “fee-based services”, the practice got off to a rocky start… Just as Selma was starting to find her feet, she discovered that she lacked the authorization she needed to continue practicing…
Screening in conjunction with the exhibition “Revenir – Expériences du retour en Méditerranée”.
At the end of the session, extend the experience in the forum to discuss the film and taste a Mediterranean specialty: musical atmosphere, board games and workshops to boot!
Kenzo Bellon
Kenzo Bellon is a student in the Master Cinéma et Audiovisuel, Parcours Écritures Critiques, Recherche et Didactique de l’Image program at the Université d’Aix-Marseille, where he is particularly interested in Palestinian cinema, focusing on issues such as exile and memory. At the same time, he is a regular contributor to Provence Studios, working with the various teams in the ecosystem. He is also an active member of the Provence Campus association, dedicated to integration and inclusion in the audiovisual industry.
Manele Labidi
Manele Labidi © 2023 Caroline Dubois – Kazak Productions Frakas Productions – ARTE France Cinéma
Manele Labidi is a screenwriter and director. Before directing the short film Une chambre à moi, a tragic-comic variation on the work of Virginia Woolf, she worked as a playwright and radio writer. In 2020, she released Un divan à Tunis (with Golshifteh Farahani), her first feature film distributed in over 40 countries and awarded the Audience Prize at the Venice Film Festival. His second feature, Reine mère, will be released in France in 2025.
By Manele Labidi (France / Tunisia, 2020, 1:29)
With Golshifteh Farahani, Majd Mastoura, Hicham Yacoubi
A screening accompanied by Manele Labidi, the film’s director, and Kenzo Bellon, film critic.
After practicing in France, Selma, 35, opened her psychoanalysis practice in a working-class suburb of Tunis. In the aftermath of the revolution, the demand for treatment is high in this “schizophrenic” country. But between those who mistook Freud and his beard for a Muslim brother, and those who confused fee-based sessions with “fee-based services”, the practice got off to a rocky start… Just as Selma was starting to find her feet, she discovered that she lacked the authorization she needed to continue practicing…
Screening in conjunction with the exhibition “Revenir – Expériences du retour en Méditerranée”.
At the end of the session, extend the experience in the forum to discuss the film and taste a Mediterranean specialty: musical atmosphere, board games and workshops to boot!
Kenzo Bellon
Kenzo Bellon is a student in the Master Cinéma et Audiovisuel, Parcours Écritures Critiques, Recherche et Didactique de l’Image program at the Université d’Aix-Marseille, where he is particularly interested in Palestinian cinema, focusing on issues such as exile and memory. At the same time, he is a regular contributor to Provence Studios, working with the various teams in the ecosystem. He is also an active member of the Provence Campus association, dedicated to integration and inclusion in the audiovisual industry.
Manele Labidi
Manele Labidi © 2023 Caroline Dubois – Kazak Productions Frakas Productions – ARTE France Cinéma
Manele Labidi is a screenwriter and director. Before directing the short film Une chambre à moi, a tragic-comic variation on the work of Virginia Woolf, she worked as a playwright and radio writer. In 2020, she released Un divan à Tunis (with Golshifteh Farahani), her first feature film distributed in over 40 countries and awarded the Audience Prize at the Venice Film Festival. His second feature, Reine mère, will be released in France in 2025.