''Tea in the Harem'' (french: Le Thé au harem d'Archimède) is a 1985 film directed by
Mehdi Charef
Mehdi Charef (born 21 October 1952) is a French film director and screenwriter of Algerian people, Algerian descent. He has worked on eleven films between 1985 and 2007. His film ''Tea in the Harem, Le thé au harem d'Archimède'' was screened ...
, based on a book written by Charef in 1983. It was screened in the
Un Certain Regard
(, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob.
The section presents 20 films w ...
section at the
1985 Cannes Film Festival
The 38th Cannes Film Festival was held from 8 to 20 May 1985. The Palme d'Or went to the ''When Father Was Away on Business'' by Emir Kusturica.
The festival opened with ''Witness'', directed by Peter Weir and closed with ''The Emerald Forest'', ...
.
The film won the
Prix Jean Vigo in 1985.
Cast
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Kader Boukhanef - Madjid
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Rémi Martin The Remi were an ancient Belgic tribe.
Remi may also refer to:
People
* Georges Prosper Remi (1907–1983), a Belgian comic book writer and artist, best known for his comic ''The Adventures of Tintin'', better known as "Hergé"
* Jose Vega Sant ...
- Pat
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Laure Duthilleul
Laure Duthilleul (born 14 January 1959) is a French actress, director and screenwriter. She has appeared in more than 70 films and television shows since 1981. She has appeared in five films that have been screened at the Cannes Film Festival. S ...
- Josette
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Saïda Bekkouche - Malika
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Nicole Hiss - Solange
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Brahim Ghenaim - The father
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Nathalie Jadot - Chantal
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Frédéric Ayivi - Bengston
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Pascal Dewaeme - Thierry
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Albert Delpy
Albert Delpy (born 13 September 1941) is a Vietnamese-born French actor and writer. He has appeared in more than one hundred films since 1970.
Personal life
He is the father of Julie Delpy and has appeared as her on-screen father in '' 2 Days in ...
- Pelletier
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Sandrine Dumas - Anita
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Bourlem Guerdjou - Bibiche
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Jean-Pierre Sobeaux - Jean-Marc
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Nicolas Wostrikoff - Stéphane
Notes
References
External links
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1985 films
French drama films
1980s French-language films
1985 drama films
Films directed by Mehdi Charef
Best First Feature Film César Award winners
1985 directorial debut films
Le Thé au harem d'Archimède
1980s French films
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