A Tale of Love and Desire (French: Une histoire d'amour et de désir) is a 2021 Tunisian drama film directed by Leyla Bouzid and co-produced by Sandra da Fonseca and Olivier Père.[1] The film stars Sami Outalbali and Zbeida Belhajamor in the lead roles whereas Diong-Kéba Tacu, Aurélia Petit, Mahia Zrouki and Bellamine Abdelmalek made supportive roles.[2][failed verification] The film revolves around a erotic Arabian love affair between Ahmed, a 18-year old, French of Algerian origin, and Farah, a young Tunisian girl.[3][4][5]
| A Tale of Love and Desire | |
|---|---|
| French | Une histoire d'amour et de désir |
| Directed by | Leyla Bouzid |
| Written by | Leyla Bouzid |
| Produced by | Sandra da Fonseca Olivier Père |
| Starring | Sami Outalbali Zbeida Belhajamor Diong-Kéba Tacu Aurélia Petit Mahia Zrouki Bellamine Abdelmalek |
| Cinematography | Sébastien Goepfert |
| Edited by | Lilian Corbeille |
| Music by | Lucas Gaudin |
Production companies | Blue Monday Productions Arte France Cinéma (co-production) |
| Distributed by | Hakka Distribution (Tunisia) Pyramide Distribution (France) |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Countries | France Tunisia |
| Languages | French Arabic |
| Box office | $193,359 |
The film made its premiere on 1 September 2021. The film received positive reviews from critics.[6] The film was selected in the official competition for Best feature film and for the Golden Stallion of Yennenga for Best film.[7]
Cast
edit- Sami Outalbali as Ahmed Ouannas
- Zbeida Belhajamor as Farah Kallel
- Diong-Kéba Tacu as Saidou
- Aurélia Petit as Professeur Anne Morel
- Mahia Zrouki as Dalila
- Bellamine Abdelmalek as Karim
- Mathilde Lamusse as Léa
- Samir El Hakim as Hakim
- Khemissa Zarouel as Faouzia
- Sofia Lesaffre as Malika
- Baptiste Carrion-Weiss as Damien
- Charles Poitevin as Garçon rue Mouffetard
- Omar Khasb as Garçon bagarre cité
- Zaineb Bouzid as Chiraz
Reception
editIn France, the film averages 4/5 on the AlloCiné from 25 press reviews.[8] On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, which categorizes reviews as positive or negative only, the film has an approval rating of 100% calculated based on 6 critics comments. By comparison, with the same opinions being calculated using a weighted arithmetic mean, the rating is 6.0/10.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Une histoire d'amour et de désir A Tale of Love and Desire | La Semaine de la Critique of Festival de Cannes". Semaine de la Critique du Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- ^ "A Tale of Love and Desire : Film 2021". moviepilot.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- ^ Meza, Ed (2021-10-03). "Leyla Bouzid on 'A Tale of Love and Desire,' Arab Masculinity, Eastern Literature and the Sensuality of Her Actors". Variety. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- ^ "A Tale of Love and Desire, Feature Film, 2019-2021: Crew United". Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- ^ "A TALE OF LOVE AND DESIRE". inter.pyramidefilms.com. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- ^ Gyarkye, Lovia (2021-07-17). "'A Tale of Love and Desire' ('Une histoire d'amour et de désir'): Film Review - Cannes 2021". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- ^ "Tunisia: 4 Tunisian Films in FESPACO Line-Up, "Une Histoire d'Amour Et De Désir " in Official Competition". allAfrica.com. 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- ^ "Une histoire d'amour et de désir". AlloCiné. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ "A Tale of Love and Desire". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
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