Arab Blues
2019 · 88 min · Director: Manele Labidi
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
After 10 years of living in Paris, Selma (Golshifteh Farahani) has returned to Tunis. Back home, her younger cousin can't figure out why she'd leave the French capital, her aunt is overbearing, and her uncle is only giving her a matter of weeks to crash in the apartment above their house. Selma, nonetheless, is steadfast in her resolve: she wants to open up a psychotherapy practice. So begins the first feature directed and written by Manele Labidi, an incisive comedy about coming home, breaking taboos, and building community. As Selma tries to settle in, she's faced with increasing complications that she couldn't have predicted. There isn't just the matter of finding interested psychotherapy patients in a locale that's not keen on the talking cure, but she also needs to navigate a confusing bureaucratic circus in order to get the right papers to run her practice. On top of all that, a strapping cop, Naim (Majd Mastoura), is keeping a close eye on her every move.
Emotional fingerprint
Arab Blues (2019) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 32%, Empathy 24%, Joy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor32%
- Empathy24%
- Joy20%
- Hope14%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Empathy, Joy. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Empathy and Joy. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Empathy
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Empathy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 47 % | 47 % | 13 % | 2 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 48 % | 46 % | 18 % | 4 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Humor | 48 % | 43 % | 21 % | 5 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Humor | 49 % | 43 % | 25 % | 6 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Humor | 51 % | 44 % | 31 % | 13 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Humor | 51 % | 41 % | 36 % | 19 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Humor | 50 % | 45 % | 35 % | 18 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Humor | 50 % | 50 % | 31 % | 14 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Humor | 49 % | 46 % | 34 % | 16 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Humor | 51 % | 39 % | 41 % | 26 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Tension | 55 % | 35 % | 44 % | 30 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Humor | 56 % | 33 % | 48 % | 33 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Empathy | 63 % | 24 % | 59 % | 46 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Empathy | 66 % | 20 % | 58 % | 45 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Tension | 59 % | 28 % | 44 % | 26 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Hope | 54 % | 25 % | 46 % | 24 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Empathy | 57 % | 21 % | 55 % | 33 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Humor | 60 % | 35 % | 54 % | 36 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Empathy | 62 % | 43 % | 57 % | 40 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Details
- Directed by
- Manele Labidi
- Written by
- Maud Ameline, Manele Labidi
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2019
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Country
- France, Tunisia
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
Where to watch
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