Selma Baccar's 'La maison dorée' brings together three Tunisian women
Tunisian filmmaker Selma Baccar releases her new film 'La maison dorée', which follows three women—Jalila, Salwa, and Marwa—seeking refuge in a timeless hotel during the Arab Spring. Baccar, a pioneer of Tunisian cinema, debuted in 1975 with 'Fatma 75', considered the first Tunisian feminist film, long censored. She later served in the Constituent Assembly after the 2011 revolution. The film bears the mark of those years. Additionally, Baccar appears as the matriarch in Leila Bouzid's 'À voix basse', a film tackling female homosexuality, released in Tunisian cinemas on the same Saturday.
Key facts
- Selma Baccar's new film 'La maison dorée' features three women named Jalila, Salwa, and Marwa.
- The film is set during the Arab Spring in a hotel where time seems suspended.
- Baccar is a pioneer of Tunisian cinema, known for her 1975 film 'Fatma 75', the first Tunisian feminist film.
- 'Fatma 75' was long censored.
- After the 2011 revolution, Baccar became a member of the Constituent Assembly.
- 'La maison dorée' was born from those years and reflects that period.
- Leila Bouzid's film 'À voix basse', addressing the taboo of female homosexuality, also opens in Tunisian cinemas on the same day.
- Selma Baccar plays the matriarch in 'À voix basse'.
Entities
Artists
- Selma Baccar
- Leila Bouzid
Institutions
- RFI
- Assemblée constituante
Locations
- Tunisia
- Tunis