Anchored by a terrific performance by Abbass, Satin Rouge shows that the idea of women's self-actualization knows few continental divides.
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10/27/02
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Satin Rouge (2002)
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Reviews Counted:47
Fresh:39
Rotten:8
Average Rating:6.9/10
Consensus: Abbass shines at the center of this sensuous and vibrant film.
Theatrical Release:Aug 23, 2002 Limited
Synopsis: Raja Amari's first feature length film SATIN ROUGE is a meditation on the transformative powers of self-expression. Lilia (Hiam Abbass) is a widowed Tunisian housewife, tired of living in the... [More]
Starring: Hiam Abbass, Hend El Fahem, Maher Kamoun, Monia Hichri
Director: Raja Amari
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Reviews for Satin Rouge
It's rather like a Lifetime special -- pleasant, sweet and forgettable.
10/21/02
It takes you somewhere you're not likely to have seen before, but beneath the exotic surface (and exotic dancing) it's surprisingly old-fashioned.
10/19/02
The movie has lots of dancing and fabulous music. There are slow and repetitive parts, but it has just enough spice to keep it interesting.
10/18/02
A movie that has charm but shows weaknesses not uncommon for a novice director.
10/17/02
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10/12/02
As improbable as this premise may seem, Abbass's understated, shining performance offers us the sense that on some elemental level, Lilia deeply wants to break free of her old life.
10/11/02
I wish the belly-dancing scenes had been more nimbly shot but found it a small revelation to see a movie in which women too plump for Hollywood-style dancing are shown lighting the fires of male fantasy.
10/04/02
Top Critican essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we've been watching for decades
10/03/02
Has its own special flavor.
09/20/02
Top CriticRefreshing.
09/20/02
Top CriticLackluster and uninspired.
09/20/02
Warm and exotic.
09/09/02
Top CriticA film drenched in irresistible color and texture.
09/06/02
Amari has dressed up this little parable in a fairly irresistible package full of privileged moments and memorable performances.
09/05/02
Rouge is less about a superficial midlife crisis than it is about the need to stay in touch with your own skin, at 18 or 80.
08/30/02
Top CriticA terrifically subtle piece about one woman's personal liberation in a patriarchal Muslim society.
08/30/02
Belly dancing isn't always the most thrilling of dances, but it's a blast to see these women shaking and rolling because they're so thoroughly in charge of the male clientele and their own sexuality.
08/29/02
While the costumes hint at changes beneath the surface, it is Abbass' performance, as she vacillates flawlessly between muted hausfrau and shining hoofer, that reveals the depths of her transformation.
08/29/02
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