The Silences of the Palace Movie Review 1994

Set in 1950s Tunisia at the end of the ruling monarchy. Twenty-five-year-old Alia (Lacroix) returns to the run-down palace where she was born and grew up as the daughter of a lifelong servant, Khedija (Hedhili), who was also the sexual favorite of her master, Prince Sidi Ali (Fazaa). She remembers the limited, repressed existence they endured and realizes that, ten years after leaving the palace, she has traded one form of subjugation for another and has yet to find her own independence. Arabic with subtitles.

Distribution

Capitol Entertainment and Home Video, 6205 Adelaide Dr., Bethesda, MD 20817, Phone: (301)564-9700, Fax: (301)564-0797, Email: info@capitolent.com, URL: http://www.capitolent.com

Available on VHS
Running time 116 minutes.
Originally from French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Women, Family Ties, Royalty, Coming of Age, Childhood Visions, Middle East, Flashback, The Help: Female

Screenplay

Moufida Tlatli, Nouri Bouzid

Cast

Ghalia Lacroix, Amel Hedhili, Kamel Fazaa, Hend Sabri, Najia Overghi

Cinematography

Youssef Ben Youssef

Director

Moufida Tlatli