''Tea in the Harem'' () is a 1985 film directed by
Mehdi Charef, based on a book written by Charef in 1983. It was screened in the
Un Certain Regard
(; '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 with unusua ...
section at the
1985 Cannes Film Festival
The 38th Cannes Film Festival took place from 8 to 20 May 1985. Czechoslovakian filmmaker Miloš Forman served as jury president for the main competition. Yugoslavian filmmaker Emir Kusturica won the ''Palme d'Or'', the festival's top prize, for t ...
.
The film won the
Prix Jean Vigo
The Prix Jean Vigo () is an award in the Cinema of France , French cinema given annually since 1951 to a French film director, in homage to Jean Vigo. Since 1960, the award has been given to both a director of a feature film and to a director of a ...
in 1985.
Cast
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Kader Boukhanef - Madjid
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Rémi Martin - 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
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- 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 1940) is a French actor and writer, born in Vietnam. He has appeared in more than one hundred films since 1970.
Personal life
He was married to French actress Marie Pillet until her death in 2009. They are the pare ...
- 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
French-language drama films
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