TV Times

Three girls in a scandal

“A Summer in La Goulette” - Un été à la Goulette, a French movie directed by Ferid Boughedir, capturing the heterogeneous character of Tunisia in 1967 will be screened at Alliance Francaise, Colombo at 3 pm on Tuesday, August 10 and at 6.30 pm on Wednesday August 11. It’s set in La Goulette, the port north of Tunis where tourists flock in the summer, seeking beaches and sea breezes.

Three young women, best friends -Muslim Meriem (Sonia Mankai), Jewish Gigi (Sarah Pariente) and Sicilian Catholic Tina (Ava Cohen-Jonathan)- vow to lose their virginity before the summer is out. Their families live in the same apartment building, owned by the greedy Hadj (Gamil Ratib) who has eyes for Meriem. Their fathers -Youssef (Mustapha Adouani), Jojo (Guy Nataf), and Guiseppe (Ivo Salerno), respectively- are old friends. But the ladies’ scandalous plans and choice of boyfriends causes a rift between the men. The film captures working class Tunisian life and the pleasures of the Mediterranean summer at a particular time: after colonialism and before the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, after which most Tunisian Jews left the country.

In French and Arabic with English subtitles, the film is suitable for persons of 15 years and over.

Top to the page  |  E-mail  |  views[1]
SocialTwist Tell-a-Friend
 
Other Magazine Articles
Local balladeer
Giving little feet something to dance about
Exciting musical intelligence combined with immaculate technique
Getambe: True  heaven is a place in Kandy
Leopards spot on
Opening up young minds to world of film
Smoothening out the rough edges
magazine -- Cover of the week
Mirror Magazine Articles
Night to remember
A touch of Sparkle
Harmonious sounds
A different kind of beat
Start a revolution   
Banging my head over Stigmata
TV Times Articles
Visual miracle on Kataragama
Lankan dance and drums to stun the world
Dance Stars Dance on Swarnavahini
“Metikaraththaya” at Elphinstone
HOLLYWOOD experience for future filmmakers
‘Bambara Walalla’ starts to swivel
Three girls in a scandal
French Icon in town
Barista brings tropical delights
Lobster and Champagne at California Grill
Rodney rises to IATA Presidency
Victory for bartenders

 

 
Reproduction of articles permitted when used without any alterations to contents and a link to the source page.
© Copyright 2010 | Wijeya Newspapers Ltd.Colombo. Sri Lanka. All Rights Reserved.| Site best viewed in IE ver 6.0 @ 1024 x 768 resolution