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Ṣamt al-quṣūr : Les silences du palais = Das Schweigen des Palastes = The silences of the palace /

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As Alia, the daughter of a beautiful servant, Khedija, grows up in the king's palace at the end of the French colonial rule in Tunisia, she realizes the sexual favors required of her mother and other servants, as she, herself, is misused by those in power around her. Women had to live in silenc...

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Corporate Authors: Cinétéléfilms (Firm), Mat films, Trigon-Film
Other Authors: Tlatli, Moufida, 1947-, Magnien, Richard, Hadhīlī, Āmāl, Ouerghi, Najia, Ṣabrī, Hind, Ben Ammar, Zahira, Ben Saïdane, Fatima, Bouzouita, Sabah, Catzaras, Hélène, Lacroix, Ghalia, Bouajila, Sami, Rostom, Hichem, Bouzid, Nouri, Ben Youssef, Youssef, Brahem, Anouar
Format: Video DVD
Language:Arabic
Language Notes:In Arabic with optional German, French, or English subtitles.
Published: Ennetbaden, Switzerland : Trigon-Film, [2007]
Subjects:
Household employees > Tunisia > Drama.
Women > Tunisia > Social conditions > Drama.
Household employees.
Women > Social conditions.
Tunisia.
Foreign films.
Motion picttures, French.
Motion pictures, Tunisian.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Drama.
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Summary:As Alia, the daughter of a beautiful servant, Khedija, grows up in the king's palace at the end of the French colonial rule in Tunisia, she realizes the sexual favors required of her mother and other servants, as she, herself, is misused by those in power around her. Women had to live in silence, a silence so profound, they may come to doubt their own past -- even their own existence -- yet they survived these political realities with courage, fellowship, and the resources of their bodies.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1994.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 chapter index card.
Format:DVD; 1:2.35 score/16:9; PAL.
Awards:Winner of the Caméra d'Or - Mention Spéciale, Cannes Film Festival, 1994 ; Fédération International de la Presse Cinématographique FIPRESCI Award, 1994 ; Golden Tulip, Istanbul International Film Festival, 1995.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Youssef Ben Youssef ; editing, Camille Cotte, Karim Hammouda, Moufida Tlatli ; music, Anouar Brahem.