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The Silences Of The Palace

1994, Movie, NR, 116 mins

The Silences Of The Palace: Review

SILENCES OF THE PALACE, THE | LES SILENCES DU PALAIS | SAIMT EL QUSUR

This eloquent film by and about Muslim women may not draw crowds at the multiplex, but it needn't scare off inquiring moviegoers. Slow-moving and exquisitely observed, it follows a disillusioned young singer (Hend Sabri), whose mother was servant-cum-courtesan to one of the last Tunisian beys, as she revisits the palace where she was raised. Veteran film editor Moufida Tlatli makes her directorial debut with a remarkably honest and painful film about subjugation, alienation ... read more leave a comment