Quickcard Review
The Wedding Song
Directed by: Karin Albou
Cast: Lizzie Brochere, Olympe Borval
Running Time: 1 hr 40 mins
Rating: PG-13
Complete Coverage – 33rd Portland International Film Festival
Plot: When the Nazis occupy Tunisia, it strains the friendship of Myriam (Brochere), a young Jewess, and Nour (Borval), a traditional Muslim. It’s called The Wedding Song, because they are both in the process of marrying horrible a-holes.
Who’S It For? If you’re happy Solely with beautiful cinematography, then knock yourself out.
Overall
In one scene that lasts around ten minutes long, Myriam is getting waxed for her pervert husband because he prefers her “Oriental-style” on their wedding night…hold on…okay, had to go throw up, but I’m back now. The wax appears to be some sort of tree sap that tears out her pubic hair as she screams and cries and we get an extreme close up...
The Wedding Song
Directed by: Karin Albou
Cast: Lizzie Brochere, Olympe Borval
Running Time: 1 hr 40 mins
Rating: PG-13
Complete Coverage – 33rd Portland International Film Festival
Plot: When the Nazis occupy Tunisia, it strains the friendship of Myriam (Brochere), a young Jewess, and Nour (Borval), a traditional Muslim. It’s called The Wedding Song, because they are both in the process of marrying horrible a-holes.
Who’S It For? If you’re happy Solely with beautiful cinematography, then knock yourself out.
Overall
In one scene that lasts around ten minutes long, Myriam is getting waxed for her pervert husband because he prefers her “Oriental-style” on their wedding night…hold on…okay, had to go throw up, but I’m back now. The wax appears to be some sort of tree sap that tears out her pubic hair as she screams and cries and we get an extreme close up...
- 2/13/2010
- by Morrow McLaughlin
- The Scorecard Review
César nominee writer/director Karin Albou summons a genie with this pair of love stories, set in the worst of times, that challenge loyalties to the limit Writer/director Karin Albou follows up her César nominated .La petite Jérusalem. from three years ago with this high pitched anti-war, pro-woman statement set in dangerous and turbulent WWII Tunisia. Emerging actress Lizzie Brocheré plays Jewish Myriam and Olympe Borval plays the Islamic Nour. At the time of WWII the French and the Jews were the intellectual and economic elite of the country. Their girls attended school in the European style while Islamic girls like Nour were married and became household slaves as early as 13 or 14 years of age. Although Myriam has...
- 11/10/2009
- by Ron Wilkinson
- Monsters and Critics
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