The Silences of the Palace

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david l The Silences of the Palace is an emotionally powerful, sophisticated drama about gender and class differences in mid-20th century Tunisia that is wonderfully acted and directed. Its slice-of-life approach did lead to an overly slow pace that often robbed the movie of its momentum, but a moving ending and a uniquely poetic, almost dreamlike atmosphere elevated the material at hand significantly. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Outstanding, moving to tears,evocative with enchanting music Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the best Arab movies ever .. shows how miserable is the situation of women besides showing that high class in Tunis which was afraid of being involved in politics in anyway. Hend Sabri is more than perfect in this movie. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member A powerful depiction of a living nightmare, The Silences of the Palace describes a society in which women are little more than chattel; their fate determined by the whims of men. A hypocritical system in which men will marry only virgins, but still desire easy sex without marriage, women are left with no hope little reason to believe their lot will improve. Indeed, even as the French colonial system falls apart, and the Tunisian royal family along with it, little changes for Alia, the woman we watch as she remembers her younger days when her mother was a concubine in the palace. The director, Moufida Tlatli, has an excellent eye for framing and an understanding of how to use music and sound to enhance the emotionality of a film. While the lead actress gives a heartfelt performance in a challenging role that asks for a wide array of emotions and the ensemble cast is above average ensuring that the audience is never jarred out of the stark gravity of what we are witnessing onscreen. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Amazing camera work in this compelling tale of the servants in the house of Tunisian nobles as their power begins to fall apart. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Movies from Arabic countries giving an insight about some problematic issues in these societies really deserve more publicity. Excellent movie. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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