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'''''As I Open My Eyes''''' ({{lang-fr|'''À peine j'ouvre les yeux'''}}) is a 2015 French-Tunisian [[drama film]] directed by [[Leyla Bouzid]]. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the [[2015 Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref name="variety">{{cite web |url=http://variety.com/2015/film/news/sandra-bullocks-our-brand-tom-hiddlestons-i-saw-the-light-to-premiere-at-toronto-1201572271/ |title=Sandra Bullock’s ‘Our Brand Is Crisis,’ Robert Redford’s ‘Truth’ to Premiere at Toronto |accessdate=18 August 2015 |work=Variety}}</ref> [[Baya Medhaffar]] stars as a teenage rock singer. The film is Bouzid's first feature. It was selected as the Tunisian entry for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] at the [[89th Academy Awards]].<ref name="Tunisia">{{cite web|url=http://www.tuniscope.com/article/103257/culture/theatre/leyla-bouzid-oscars-215818 |title=Officiel : ‘A peine j’ouvre les yeux’ de Leyla Bouzid représentera la Tunisie aux Oscars 2016 |work=Tuniscope |date=22 September 2016 |accessdate=22 September 2016}}</ref>
'''''As I Open My Eyes''''' ({{lang-fr|'''À peine j'ouvre les yeux'''}}) is a 2015 French-Tunisian [[drama film]] directed by [[Leyla Bouzid]]. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the [[2015 Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref name="variety">{{cite web |url=http://variety.com/2015/film/news/sandra-bullocks-our-brand-tom-hiddlestons-i-saw-the-light-to-premiere-at-toronto-1201572271/ |title=Sandra Bullock’s ‘Our Brand Is Crisis,’ Robert Redford’s ‘Truth’ to Premiere at Toronto |accessdate=18 August 2015 |work=Variety}}</ref> [[Baya Medhaffar]] stars as a teenage rock singer. The film is Bouzid's first feature. It was selected as the Tunisian entry for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] at the [[89th Academy Awards]].<ref name="Tunisia">{{cite web|url=http://www.tuniscope.com/article/103257/culture/theatre/leyla-bouzid-oscars-215818 |title=Officiel : ‘A peine j’ouvre les yeux’ de Leyla Bouzid représentera la Tunisie aux Oscars 2016 |work=Tuniscope |date=22 September 2016 |accessdate=22 September 2016}}</ref> However, the film was not included on the final list of submissions published by the Academy.<ref name="Submissions">{{cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/news/85-countries-competition-2016-foreign-language-film-oscarr |title=85 Countries In Competition For 2016 Foreign Language Film Oscar |work=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |date=11 October 2016 |accessdate=11 October 2016}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==

Revision as of 07:36, 12 October 2016

As I Open My Eyes
Film poster
Directed byLeyla Bouzid
Written byLeyla Bouzid
Marie-Sophie Chambon
Produced bySandra da Fonseca
StarringBaya Medhaffer
CinematographySébastien Goepfert
Edited byLilian Corbeille
Music byKhyam Allami
Distributed byShellac
Release dates
  • 5 September 2015 (2015-09-05) (Venice)
  • 23 December 2015 (2015-12-23) (France)
  • 13 January 2016 (2016-01-13) (Tunisia)
Running time
102 minutes
CountriesFrance
Tunisia
Belgium
UAE
LanguagesTunisian Arabic
French

As I Open My Eyes (Template:Lang-fr) is a 2015 French-Tunisian drama film directed by Leyla Bouzid. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[1] Baya Medhaffar stars as a teenage rock singer. The film is Bouzid's first feature. It was selected as the Tunisian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards.[2] However, the film was not included on the final list of submissions published by the Academy.[3]

Plot

In the summer of 2010 just before the start of the Jasmine Revolution, Farah joins a rock band as their lead singer. She continues to sing and rebel even as the police begin to follow her and her movements are monitored.

Cast

Reception

The film received positive reviews upon its release. It holds a 100% fresh ratings from Rotten Tomatoes and a 7.5 average rating.[4] The critic for Variety called it an "impressive debut" and called Medhaffer's acting "a stand-out lead perf".[5] A critic for Indiewire gave the film a score of A- and called it "the Best Fictional Film Yet About the Arab Spring"[6] The Hollywood Reporter was less enthused about the film criticizing its "mostly familiar notes" but praising the cinematography and acting.[7]

Accolades

Award / Film Festival Category Recipients and nominees Result
Lumières Awards[8] Most Promising Actress Baya Medhaffar Nominated
Best French-Language Film Nominated
Venice International Film Festival[9] BNL People's Choice Award Won
Europa Cinemas Label Award (Venice Days) Won

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sandra Bullock's 'Our Brand Is Crisis,' Robert Redford's 'Truth' to Premiere at Toronto". Variety. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Officiel : 'A peine j'ouvre les yeux' de Leyla Bouzid représentera la Tunisie aux Oscars 2016". Tuniscope. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  3. ^ "85 Countries In Competition For 2016 Foreign Language Film Oscar". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  4. ^ "As I Open My Eyes (À peine j'ouvre les yeux)". Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  5. ^ WEISSBERG, JAY. "Film Review: 'As I Open My Eyes'". Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  6. ^ Aftab, Kaleem. "Venice Review: 'As I Open My Eyes' is the Best Fictional Film Yet About the Arab Spring". Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  7. ^ van Hoeij, Boyd. "'As I Open My Eyes' ('A peine j'ouvre les yeux'): Venice Review". Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Prix Lumières 2016 : Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse et Mustang en tête des nominations". AlloCiné. 4 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Palmares 2015". Venice Days.
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