Arab Blues

Arab Blues (French: Un divan à Tunis, lit. 'A couch in Tunis') is a 2019 French-Tunisian comedy film directed by Manele Labidi Labbé in her feature debut.[3][4] It was screened in the Venice Days section at the 2019 Venice Film Festival[5] and then in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.[6][7] The film is about a Tunisian psychoanalyst Selma who, after having been educated in Paris, moves back to Tunisia and opens a psychoanalytic practice there.

Arab Blues
Film poster
FrenchUn divan à Tunis
Directed byManele Labidi Labbé
Screenplay byManele Labidi Labbé
StarringGolshifteh Farahani
CinematographyLaurent Brunet
Music byFlemming Nordkrog
Distributed byKazak Productions
Release dates
  • 4 September 2019 (2019-09-04) (Venice)
  • 8 September 2019 (2019-09-08) (TIFF)
Running time
88 minutes[1][2]
CountriesFrance
Tunisia
LanguagesArabic
French
Budget
  • €1.990.000[2]
  • (≃$2.4 million)
Box office$3.7 million[1]

Cast

Release

The film had its world premiere at the 76th Venice International Film Festival, during the Venice Days, on 4 September 2019.[4] Its North American debut was in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival on 8 September 2019.[8][9]

Reception

Box office

Arab Blues grossed $3.7 million worldwide,[1] against a production budget of about $2.4 million.[2]

Critical response

On French review aggregator AlloCiné, the film holds an average rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on 24 critics' reviews.[10]

References
  1. "Un divan à Tunis (2020)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  2. "Un divan à Tunis (2020)". jpbox-office.com (in French). Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  3. Goodfellow, Melanie (17 January 2019). "mk2 launches sales on Manele Labidi's 'Arab Blues' starring Golshifteh Farahani, reveals first image (exclusive)". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  4. Nesselson, Lisa (4 September 2019). "'Arab Blues': Venice Review". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  5. Vivarelli, Nick (23 July 2019). "Transgender Immigrant Pic 'Lingua Franca,' Thriller 'Only Beasts' to Bow at Venice Days". Variety. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  6. "Arab Blues | Un Divan à Tunis". TIFF. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  7. Fleming, Mike Jr. (13 August 2019). "Toronto Adds The Aeronauts, Mosul, Seberg, & More To Festival Slate". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  8. "FILMS WE LIKE acquires "ARAB BLUES" by director MANELE LABIDI". filmswelike.com. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  9. Asch, Mark (8 September 2019). "TIFF Review: Golshifteh Farahani Listens in the Therapeutic 'Arab Blues'". thefilmstage.com. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  10. "Critiques Presse pour le film Un divan à Tunis" (in French). AlloCiné. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
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