The Tunis Ciné-Club is organizing a film screening every Saturday in January 2015, entitled “A ticket for … the child in the cinema”, at the Ibn Khaldoun culture house in Tunis.
Four films will be screened on the program for this event followed by a debate with the spectators present in the room:
Saturday January 10:
“The childhood of Ivan” by Andrei Tarkovsky, a 97 -minute film made in 1962.
(quote_box_center) Synopsis: Ivan remembers: he had a happy childhood, but war destroys family happiness. His father, his mother, his little sister are killed by the Germans, leaving him orphan at the age of twelve. To take revenge, he joined the army and manifests his intelligence and courage during dangerous missions. (/Quote_box_center)
Saturday January 17:
“Los Olvidados” by Luis Bunuel, an 80 -minute film made in 1950.
(quote_box_center) Synopsis: Evadé of a recovery center, El Jaibo, young Mexican left to himself, takes the head of a group of young offenders from Mexico. Old Blind Beggar Don Carmelo, about to be stolen, hurts one two with the tip of his cane… (/quote_box_center)
Saturday January 24:
“The 400 shots” by François Truffaut, a 93 -minute film made in 1959.
(quote_box_center) Synopsis: Antoine has turbulent adolescence. He lies to his parents indifferent to his fate, flies, runs away. His only comfort, he made the four hundred blows with his friend René. One day, the police get involved. (/Quote_box_center)
Saturday January 31:
»Glue skin» by Kawther Ben Hnia, a 23-minute short film made in 2013.
(quote_box_center) Synopsis: Amira is five years old and lives with her mother in a narrow apartment in Tunis. On this back -to -school day at the Kouttab, the girlfriend desperately seeks the way to grab a few hours of leave more. She found nothing better than the super glue! She sticks a hand to the wooden armrest of the new chair which furnishes their small living room. (/Quote_box_center)
“Skin of glue” won the Tanit d’Or for the best short film at the Carthage Cinematographic Days in 2014.
All films take place from 3 p.m. The entrance is 1.5 dinars.
