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Red Satin

6.1

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Original title

Satin rouge

Year

2002

Running time

100 min.

Country

Tunisia

Director

Raja Amari

Screenwriter

Raja Amari

Cast

Music

Nawfel El Manaa

Cinematography

Diane Baratier

Producer

Co-production Tunisia-France;

ADR Productions, arte France Cinéma, Nomadis Images

Genre

Drama. Musical | Dancing

Synopsis

After the death of her husband, Lilia's life revolves solely around her teenage daughter, Salma. Whilst looking for Salma late one night, Lilia stumbles upon a belly dance cabaret and though initially reserved and taken aback by the culture of the place, Lilia gets consistently drawn back to it. She befriends one of the belly dancers and is encouraged into dancing for the audience. Lilia also starts a romance with one of the cabaret's musicians, who unbeknown to both of them, is also romancing Salma.

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Critics' reviews

"Belly dancing isn't always the most thrilling of dances, but it's a blast to see these women shaking and rolling because they're so thoroughly in charge of the male clientele and their own sexuality."

Manohla Dargis: Los Angeles Times
"[It] plays up the fairy-tale charm of the universal ''Flashdance'' formula in an unusual setting."

Lisa Schwarzbaum: Entertainment Weekly
"Abbass marks her character's every blush and hesitation in the process of letting go with a winning delicacy and sweetness."

Stephen Holden: The New York Times
"Although the movie is slow-going at first, it gradually awakens, like Lilia. And then it dances."

Desson Thomson: The Washington Post
"It's a simple story, exposing the beauty that lives inside difficult relationships, and it leaves you feeling quietly exalted without ever seeming to try."

The Wall Street Journal
"A sweet and sexy celebration of real women's real bodies."

Stephanie Zacharek: Salon
"Noteworthy for its rich characterizations and startling plot twists, including a delightful surprise ending that is both a sexual double entendre and a matriarchal triumph."

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