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{{Short description|Tunisian film director (1947–2021)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Moufida Tlatli
| native_name = {{Lang|aeb|مفيدة التلاتلي}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1947|8|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Sidi Bou Saïd]], [[French Tunisia]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|2|7|1947|8|4|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Tunis]], [[Tunisia]]
| nationality = Tunisian
| alma_mater = [[Institut des hautes études cinématographiques]]
| occupation = {{Hlist|Film director | film editor | politician}}
| yearsactive = 1970–2021
| notable_works = The Silences of the Palace
}}
'''Moufida Tlatli''' ({{langx|aeb|مفيدة التلاتلي}}; 4 August 1947{{spnd}}7 February 2021) was a Tunisian film director, screenwriter, and editor.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-03-04 |title=Moufida Tlatli, Groundbreaker in Arab Film, Dies at 78 (Published 2021) |work=The New York Times |language=en |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/04/movies/moufida-tlatli-dead-coronavirus.html |access-date=2023-08-04 |last1=Traub |first1=Alex }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Pulver |first=Andrew |date=2021-02-09 |title=Moufida Tlatli, Silences of the Palace director, dies aged 73 |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/feb/09/moufida-tlatli-tunisia-first-arab-woman-to-direct-feature-film-dies |access-date=2023-08-04 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-02-09 |title=Moufida Tlatli ist tot: Arabische Kino-Pionierin |language=de |work=Der Spiegel |url=https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/moufida-tlatli-ist-tot-arabische-kino-pionierin-a-a91d11e1-a32b-4df7-b424-3c148476f570 |access-date=2023-08-04 |issn=2195-1349}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1994-09-08 |title=CINEMA Rencontre avec Moufida Tlatli, réalisatrice de "les Silences du palais" Un premier film en forme d'exorcisme |language=fr |work=Le Monde.fr |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1994/09/08/cinema-rencontre-avec-moufida-tlatli-realisatrice-de-les-silences-du-palais-un-premier-film-en-forme-d-exorcisme_3814659_1819218.html |access-date=2023-08-04}}</ref> She is best known for her breakthrough film ''[[The Silences of the Palace]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 100 greatest foreign-language films: who voted? |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20181029-the-100-greatest-foreign-language-films-who-voted |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The 100 greatest films directed by women: Who voted? L-Z |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20191126-the-100-greatest-films-directed-by-women-who-voted-m-z |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Silverstein |first1=Melissa |last2=Asante |first2=Amma |last3=Potter |first3=Sally |last4=Latif |first4=Nadia |last5=Hutchinson |first5=Pamela |last6=Young |first6=Jingan |last7=Solemani |first7=Sarah |last8=Gordon |first8=Introduction by Melissa Silverstein With nominations by Amma Asante Emily V. |last9=Ramsay |first9=Lynne |date=2017-11-03 |title=Other stories: why now is the time for a new movie canon – chosen by women |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/nov/03/other-stories-why-now-is-the-time-for-a-new-movie-canon-chosen-by-women |access-date=2023-08-04 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Las 100 mejores películas dirigidas por mujeres, según la BBC |language=es |work=BBC News Mundo |url=https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-50660418 |access-date=2023-08-04}}</ref> which won several international awards and was praised by critics. She made two more well received movies,''[[The Season of Men]]'' <ref>{{Cite news |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |date=2020-10-01 |title=20 best African films – ranked! |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/oct/01/20-best-african-films-ranked |access-date=2023-08-04 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2000-07-12 |title=Le Grand Prix de la Biennale des cinémas arabes a été attribué à Moufida Tlatli cinéaste tunisien pour La Saison des hommes |language=fr |work=Le Monde.fr |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/2000/07/12/le-grand-prix-de-la-biennale-des-cinemas-arabes-a-ete-attribue-a-moufida-tlatli-cineaste-tunisien-pour-la-saison-des-hommes_3604207_1819218.html |access-date=2023-08-04}}</ref> and ''[[Nadia and Sarra]]''.

==Early life==
Moufida Tlatli was born in [[Sidi Bou Said]], a suburb of the capital [[Tunis]], on 4 August 1947. Her interest in cinema was piqued by her philosophy teacher.<ref name=Kapitalis>{{cite news|title=Décès de la réalisatrice tunisienne Moufida Tlatli|url=http://kapitalis.com/tunisie/2021/02/07/deces-de-la-realisatrice-tunisienne-deces-de-la-realisatrice-tunisienne-moufida-tlatli/|date=7 February 2021|accessdate=10 February 2021|newspaper=Kapitalis|location=El Ghazala, Tunisia}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref> She moved to Paris in 1965, where she studied film editing and screenplay at the ''[[Institut des hautes études cinématographiques]]''.<ref name=Cannes>{{cite web|title=Moufida Tlatli|url=https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/artist/moufida-tlati|accessdate=10 February 2021|publisher=Cannes Film Festival}}</ref> She subsequently went back to Tunisia in 1972 and started off as a film editor.<ref name=Cannes/><ref name=Pulver>{{cite news|title=Moufida Tlatli, Silences of the Palace director, dies aged 73|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/feb/09/moufida-tlatli-tunisia-first-arab-woman-to-direct-feature-film-dies|first=Andrew|last=Pulver|date=9 February 2021|access-date=10 February 2021|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London}}</ref> One of the notable films she edited was ''[[Halfaouine Child of the Terraces]]'' (1990) by [[Férid Boughedir]].<ref name=Cannes/>

==Career==
Moufida Tlatli made her directorial debut with ''[[The Silences of the Palace]]'' (1994). She drew inspiration for the film from the challenging experiences her mother endured as an Arab woman.<ref name=Pulver/> The film was acclaimed critically and won several awards: [[Cannes Film Festival]]'s [[Caméra d'Or|Golden Camera]], the [[Carthage Film Festival]]'s Golden Tanit, [[British Film Institute]]'s [[Sutherland Trophy]], [[Toronto International Film Festival International Critics' Prizes|Toronto Film Festival's International Critics' Award]], and [[Istanbul International Film Festival]]'s Golden Tulip.<ref name=Cannes/> It was later categorized as one of the ten best films from Africa by film director and critic [[Mark Cousins (filmmaker)|Mark Cousins]] in September 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=African cinema: ten of the best|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2012/sep/03/10-best-african-films|first=Mark|last=Cousins|date=3 September 2012|access-date=10 February 2021|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London}}</ref>

The second film Moufida Tlatli directed, ''[[The Season of Men]]'' (2000), was screened in the [[Un Certain Regard]] section at the [[2000 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes Film Festival that year]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/5119/year/2000.html |title=La Saison des Hommes |language=fr |trans-title=The Season of Men |website=[[Festival de Cannes]] |access-date=15 October 2009}}</ref> It was awarded the Grand Prix by the [[Arab World Institute]], as well as awards at film festivals held in [[Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur|Namur]], Valencia, [[Torino Film Festival|Torino]], and Stuttgart.<ref name=Cannes/> She subsequently sat as a [[List of Cannes Film Festival juries (Feature films)|juror of the Cannes Film Festival]]. She became only the second director from the [[Maghreb]] to do so, after Boughedir one decade before.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yv1BH5Wz-ekC&pg=PA2001|title=Encyclopedia of Arab Women Filmmakers|publisher=American University in Cairo Press|year=2005|last=Hillauer|first=Rebecca|page=453|isbn=9789774249433}}</ref> Her third and final film, ''[[Nadia and Sarra]]'' (2004), featured Palestinian actor–director [[Hiam Abbass]] in the title role.<ref name=Pulver/>

==Later life==
Tlatli was appointed as [[Ministry of Culture (Tunisia)|Minister of Culture]] by Tunisia's [[Second cabinet of Mohamed Ghannouchi|provisional government]] in 2011, following the [[Tunisian Revolution]] and the ousting of president [[Zine El Abidine Ben Ali]].<ref name=Pulver/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.liberation.fr/monde/01012314313-tunisie-une-transition-a-hauts-risques |title=Tunisie, une transition à hauts risques |language=fr | trans-title=Tunisia, a high-risk transition |first=Christophe |last=Ayad |date=18 January 2011 |website=www.liberation.fr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708170632/http://www.liberation.fr/monde/01012314313-tunisie-une-transition-a-hauts-risques |archive-date=8 July 2013}}</ref>

Tlatli died of [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]] on 7 February 2021, at age 73.<ref name=Pulver/> She was survived by her husband, Mohamed Tlatli, her daughter Selima Chaffai and son, Walid, and five grandchildren.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Traub|first=Alex|date=2021-03-04|title=Moufida Tlatli, Groundbreaker in Arab Film, Dies at 78|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/04/movies/moufida-tlatli-dead-coronavirus.html|access-date=2021-03-04|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== Editor ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Reference
|-
|2004
|''[[Nadia and Sarra]]''
|<ref name="BFI">{{cite web |title=Moufida Tlatli |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bafe3fb1b |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612040248/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bafe3fb1b |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 June 2018 |access-date=10 February 2021 |publisher=British Film Institute}}</ref>
|-
|2000
|''[[The Season of Men]]''
|<ref name="BFI" />
|-
|1994
|''[[The Silences of the Palace]]''
|<ref name="BFI" />
|-
|1994
|''[[The Fire Dance]]''
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Moufida Tlatli |url=https://mubi.com/cast/moufida-tlatli |access-date=10 February 2021 |publisher=[[Mubi (streaming service)|Mubi]]}}</ref>
|-
|1990
|''[[Halfaouine Child of the Terraces]]''
|<ref name="BFI" />
|-
|1990
|''[[The Song of The Rock]]''
|<ref name="Rotten Tomatoes">{{cite web |title=Moufida Tlatli |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/moufida_tlatli |access-date=10 February 2021 |website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref><ref name="BFI" />
|-
|1989
|''[[Leila's My Reason]]''
|<ref name="BFI" />
|-
|1988
|''[[Sama (film)|The Trace]]''
|<ref name="BFI" />
|-
|1987
|''[[Arab Camera]]''
|<ref name="BFI" />
|-
|1986
|''[[Arab (film)|Arab]]''
|<ref name="elCinema">{{cite web |title=Moufida Tlatli |url=https://elcinema.com/en/person/1003337/ |access-date=10 February 2021 |website=elCinema}}</ref>
|-
|1984
|''[[Wanderers of The Desert]]''
|<ref name="BFI" />
|-
|1983
|''[[Crossings (1983 film)|Crossings]]''
|<ref name="Armes">{{cite book |last=Armes |first=Roy |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0jqODQAAQBAJ&pg=PA163 |title=Dictionary of African Filmmakers |publisher=Indiana University Press |year=2008 |isbn=9780253351166 |page=125}}</ref>
|-
|1982
|''[[Shadows of The Earth]]''
|<ref name="elCinema" /><ref name="Armes" />
|-
|1980
|''[[Aziza (1980 film)|Aziza]]''
|<ref name="elCinema" /><ref name="Armes" />
|-
|1979
|''[[Nahla (film)|Nahla]]''
|<ref name="BFI" />
|-
|1978
|''[[A Ball and Dreams]]''
|<ref name="elCinema" />
|-
|1977
|''[[Omar Katlato]]''
|<ref name="elCinema" />
|-
|1975
|''[[Fatma 75]]''
|<ref name="elCinema" /><ref name="Armes" />
|-
|1974
|''[[A People's Victory]]''
|<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jttkAAAAMAAJ |title=Touti Moumen présente films tunisiens longs métrages, 1967–1998 |publisher=M. Touti |year=1998 |isbn=9789973310439 |page=62}}</ref>
|-
|1974
|''[[Sajnène]]''
|<ref name="Armes" />
|-
|1972
|''[[In The Land of Trannani]]''
|<ref name="elCinema" />
|}
*

===Director===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Notes
|-
|2004
|''[[Nadia and Sarra]]''
|<ref name="BFI" />
|-
|2000
|''[[The Season of Men]]''
|<ref name="BFI" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lennon |first=Peter |date=2001-06-22 |title=Sins of the mothers |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/jun/22/artsfeatures |access-date=2023-08-04 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC - Films - Writer - Moufida Tlatli latest |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/gateways/writer/tlatlimoufida/ |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2001-09-28 |title=FILM REVIEW; Married but Seldom With a Husband (Published 2001) |work=The New York Times |language=en |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/28/movies/film-review-married-but-seldom-with-a-husband.html |access-date=2023-08-04 |last1=Holden |first1=Stephen }}</ref>
|-
|1994
|''[[The Silences of the Palace]]''
|<ref name="BFI" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Silences Of The Palace (Le Silence du Palais) {{!}} Film {{!}} The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/movie/76856/silences-of-the-palace |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=www.theguardian.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1994-09-30 |title=FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW; A Daughter Revisits Her Mother's Oppression (Published 1994) |work=The New York Times |language=en |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/30/movies/film-festival-review-a-daughter-revisits-her-mother-s-oppression.html |access-date=2023-08-04 |last1=James |first1=Caryn }}</ref>
|}

===Writer===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Notes
|-
|2004
|''[[Nadia and Sarra]]''
|<ref name="BFI" />
|-
|2000
|''[[The Season of Men]]''
|<ref name="Rotten Tomatoes" /><ref name="BFI" />
|-
|1994
|''[[The Silences of the Palace]]''
|<ref name="BFI" />
|}
*

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