Madame Osmane's Harem
Synopsis
Algiers, 1993. The beginning of the civil war. Portrait of Algiers’ women under the curfew. Since her husband left her, Madame Osmane’s tenants have had to endure her continual mood swings. Haunted by the fear of losing her respectability, this woman, who was an underground during Algeria’s war for independence, does everything she can to manipulate the lives of the people living under her roof rather than confront her own frustrations. Learning that her daughter has fallen in love, she is faced with the prospect of ending up alone. The idea drives this still-attractive woman to distraction : Madame Osmane’s symbolic " harem " - the citadel where she spends her time manipulating her little world – is about to implode.
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Director (1)
Actors (13)
Production and distribution (5)
- Executive Producer : Bloody Mary Production
- Co-productions : France 3 Cinéma, Astoria Films
- Foreign production companies : Zilis Films, Tornasol Films, P.H.F.
- Film exports/foreign sales : The Bureau Sales
- French distribution : Océan Films Distribution
Full credits (17)
- Executive Producer : Didier Haudepin
- Screenwriter : Nadir Moknèche
- Director of photography : Hélène Louvart
- Assistant directors : Éric Chabot, Akrame El Meziane
- Editor : Stéphanie Mahet
- Sound Recordist : Joaquim Pinto
- Costume designer : Marie-Françoise Perochon
- Foreign Producer : Gerardo Herrero
- Co-producer : Mohamed Ulad Mohand
- Assistant Operator : Loïc Savouré
- Production Manager : Jean-Luc Roze
- Press Attachés (film) : Marie-Christine Damiens, André-Paul Ricci, Tony Arnoux
- Sound editor : Carole Verner
- Assistant editors : Karine Olivier, Louise Genis-Cosserat
- Continuity supervisor : Claude Luquet
- Production Designer : Jacques Bufnoir
- Sound mixer : Nicole Vidal
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Themes : Prostitution
- Production language : English, French
- Coproducer countries : Morocco, Spain, France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (Morocco, Spain, France)
- Production year : 1999
- French release : 12/07/2000
- Runtime : 1 h 40 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 95.001
- Visa issue date : 19/06/2000
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
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News & awards
Selections (6)
Cairo - International Film Festival
Egypt, 2000
Out of Competition
