The autobiographical first feature of Raja Amari, “Satin Rouge” is a fascinating examination of the joyous, turbulent self-discovery made by a proper, middle-aged woman, Lilia (Hiyam Abbas), who ...

TURIN — Tunisian helmer Raja Amari’s French-Tunisian co-production “Satin Rouge” won the main award in the 20th Turin Film Festival on Saturday. Amari’s story of an Arab housewife who discovers a new ...

Satin Rouge (2002) depicting a widowed Tunisian seamstress taking an unlikely journey of self-discovery screens at 3 pm on Tuesday May 29 and 6.30 pm Wednesday May 30. Written and directed by Raja ...

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Guest host John Rabey with critics Jean Oppenheimer of New Times L.A. and Andy Klein of New Times L.A., discuss this week's new film releases, including feardotcom, Amy's Orgasm, Mad Love (Juana La ...

“Satin Rouge,” the debut feature of Tunisian-born filmmaker Raja Amari, has already received — and will continue to receive — attention because it’s a movie set in an Arab country that deals directly ...

”Satin Rouge” undoubtedly downplays the seamier, less attractive experiences of Arab women and men in Tunisian cabaret culture, and plays up the fairy-tale charm of the universal ”Flashdance” formula ...