ʻAlá ḥillat ʻaynī = À peine j'ouvre les yeux = As I open my eyes /

على حلة عيني = À peine j'ouvre les yeux = As I open my eyes /

This acclaimed film depicts the clash between culture and family as seen through the eyes of a young Tunisian woman balancing the traditional expectations of her family with her creative life as the singer in a politically charged rock band. AS I OPEN MY EYES offers a nuanced portrait of the individ...

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Other Authors:	Bouzid, Leyla, 1984- (Screenwriter), Chambon, Marie-Sophie (Screenwriter), Omrani, Aymen (Actor), Medhaffar, Baya, 1995- (Actor), Abdelwahed, Deena (Actor), Benali, Ghalia (Actor), Jamoussi, Lassaad (Actor), Soltana, Marwen (Actor), Ayari, Montassar (Actor), Soltana, Youssef (Actor), Goepfert, Sébastien (director of photography.), Allami, Khyam, 1981- (composer (expression))
Format:	Video
Language:	Arabic
Language Notes:	In Arabic with English subtitles.
Published:	[New York, NY] : Kino Lorber, [2015]
Subjects:	Teenage girls > Tunisia > Drama. Rock musicians > Tunisia > Drama. Women musicians > Tunisia > Drama. Political ballads and songs > Tunisia > Drama. Coming of age > Tunisia. Mothers and daughters > Tunisia > Drama. Arab Spring, 2010- > Drama. Families > Drama. Coming of age. Families. Mothers and daughters. Political ballads and songs. Rock musicians. Teenage girls. Women musicians. Tunisia. Since 2010 Foreign language films > Arabic. Coming-of-age films. Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Internet videos. Musical films. Foreign films. Motion pictures, Tunisian.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy)

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Summary:	This acclaimed film depicts the clash between culture and family as seen through the eyes of a young Tunisian woman balancing the traditional expectations of her family with her creative life as the singer in a politically charged rock band. AS I OPEN MY EYES offers a nuanced portrait of the individual implications of the incipient Arab Spring. Nominated for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival. Official Selection at the Toronto International Film Festival. "This debut feature earns its grown-up wisdom without selling out its youthful idealism." - Sophia Nguyen, *Village Voice*
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 102 min.)) : sound, color
Audience:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
Awards:	Quebec City Film Festival, Cinema Lovers Award, 2015 Venice International Film Festival, BNL People's Choice Award, 2015 Venice International Film Festival, Europa Cinemas Label Award (Venice Days), 2015
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Sébastien Goepfert ; editor, Lilian Corbeille ; music, Khyam Allami.