The Silences of the Palace
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Moufida Tlati
Rafaeil Mastier
Zohra Rafraf
Abdelkerim Toumi
Helene Catzaras
Ichraf Azzouz
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Alia is born to serve men. Her mother is a servant in the palace of the Bey--dispensing food, and her body, to the royal princes of Tunisia. As Alia, now a singer in post-colonial Tunisia, looks back at her childhood in the palace in the 1960's, she must come to terms with the meaning of her mother's life and the tradition of bondage she's attempting to escape.
Director
Moufida Tlati
Cast
Rafaeil Mastier
Zohra Rafraf
Abdelkerim Toumi
Helene Catzaras
Ichraf Azzouz
Kamel Fazaa
Bechir Feni
Cristian Chartian
Amel Hedhili
Sonia Meddeb
Abdellatif Kheireddine
Noureddine Annabi
Mechket Krifa
Ramia Ayari
Khedija Ben Othman
Saima Hafsi
Asmna Zouheir
Zahira Ben Ammar
Hend Sabri
Rachida Ben Rabiaa
Kamel Touati
Beya Fazzani
Fatma Ben Saidane
Med Iamine Cherif
Taoufic Bahri
Paula Craft
Naoufel Zaghbib
Sabah Bouzouita
Jalel Ben Saad
Karima Ajimi
Abdelaziz Belgaeid
Sami Bouajila
Najia Ouerghi
Khaoula Mezzi
Med Chedly Sfar
Hichem Rostom
Ghalya Lacroix
Alberto Canova
Crew
Ahmed Baha Eddine Attia
Assia Baoziz
Rachid Basti
Khaled Ben Massaoud
Youssef Ben Youssef
Claude Bennys
Dora Bouchoucha
Nouri Bouzid
Nouri Bouzid
Anouar Brahem
Chedi Chaouachi
Magdalena Garcia
Najet Ghalba
Tarak Harbi
Fatma Jaziri
Adel Koudhaei
Richard Magnien
Philippe Penot
Gerard Rousseau
Faouzi Thabet
Moufida Tlati
Moufida Tlati
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1995 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Hubert Bals Fund) January 25 - February 5, 1995.)
Released in United States 1999 (Shown in New York City (BAM Rose Cinema) as part of program "The Feminine Eye: Twenty Years of Women's Cinema" January 28 - February 7, 1999.)
Winner of an honorable mention in the Camera d'Or category at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.
Winner of the Gold Tanit award for best film at the 1994 Carthage Film Festival. Film was also cited for best actress (Hend Sabri).
Winner of the Silver Hugo award for best first feature at the 1994 Chicago International Film Festival.
Released in United States 1994
Released in United States 1995
Released in United States 1999
Released in United States April 12, 1996
Released in United States Fall November 10, 1995
Released in United States January 1995
Released in United States March 22, 1996
Released in United States May 1994
Released in United States November 1994
Released in United States October 1994
Released in United States September 1994
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Directors Fortnight) May 12-23, 1994.
Shown at Carthage Film Festival November 12-19, 1994.
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (in competition) October 6-23, 1994.
Shown at New York Film Festival September 23 - October 9, 1994.
Shown at Portland International Film Festival February 17 - March 5, 1995.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Hubert Bals Fund) January 25 - February 5, 1995.
Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Open Zone) September 15-24, 1994.
Shown at Telluride Film Festival September 2-5, 1994.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 30 - October 16, 1994.
Feature directorial debut for film editor Moufida Tlatli.
Received the International Film Critics Prize (FIPRESCI) at the 1994 Toronto International Film Festival.
"The Feminine Eye" program celebrates New York Women in Film & Television's 20th anniversary.
aspect ratio 1:1.66
Released in United States 1994 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 30 - October 16, 1994.)
Released in United States 1995 (Shown at Portland International Film Festival February 17 - March 5, 1995.)
Released in United States 1994 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 23 - October 9, 1994.)
Released in United States October 1994 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (in competition) October 6-23, 1994.)
Released in United States January 1995 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Special Screenings) in Park City, Utah January 19-29, 1995.)
Released in United States September 1994 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival September 2-5, 1994.)
Released in United States March 22, 1996 (Nuart; Los Angeles)
Released in United States September 1994 (Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Open Zone) September 15-24, 1994.)
Released in United States Fall November 10, 1995
Released in United States April 12, 1996 (Cinema Village; New York City)
Released in United States November 1994 (Shown at Carthage Film Festival November 12-19, 1994.)
Released in United States May 1994 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Directors Fortnight) May 12-23, 1994.)
