Taïeb Louhichi

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Taïeb Louhichi (June 16, 1948 – February 21, 2018) was a Tunisian film director, screenwriter, producer and filmmaker. His best known works include his debut feature film, Shadow of the Earth (1982), Layla, My Reason (1989), and La Danse Du Vent [fr] (2004).[1][2]

Taïeb Louhichi
Taïeb Louhichi in February 2013
BornJune 16, 1948
Mareth, Tunisia
DiedFebruary 21, 2018
NationalityTunisian
Alma materVaugirard Street School
Occupationfilmmaker . screenwriter . film director . producer
Notable workShadow of the Earth, Layla My Reason, La Danse Du Vent
Websitewww.taieblouhichi.com

Early life and education

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Louhichi was born in 1948 in Mareth, Tunisia. He initially studied literature and obtained a doctorate in sociology before transitioning to filmmaking.[1] Louhichi studied at the Institut de Formation Cinématographique and the Vaugirard Street School in Paris, France.

Career

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Louhichi shot several short films such as Mon Village, un Village Parmi Tant D'Autres (My Village, A Village Among Others), winner of the Golden Tanit at the Cinematographic Days of Carthage in 1972, El Khammes (The Sharecropper), awarded in many festivals in 1976 and Carthage, year 12. He released his first feature film, Shadow of the Earth, in 1982. Shadow of the Earth won several awards at the 8th Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), including best screenplay.[1] Louhichi's debut was also screened by the International Critics' Week in Cannes.[1]

In 1989, Louhichi shot and released Layla, My Reason, which was selected for competition at the Venice Film Festival.[1] Two years later, Layla, My Reason won the Audience Award at the inaugural Festival del cinema africano, d'Asia e America Latina di Milano [it] in 1991.[1][3] He was also named Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in France.[4]

Louhichi suffered serious injuries in a 2006 car accident in the United Arab Emirates while visiting the country to chair the jury of an Emirati film festival.[1]

Prominent figure in Arab and African cinema,[5][6][7][8][9] several tributes are paid to him to highlight his journey.[10][11][12][13][14][15] In 2011, he filmed the documentary Les Gens de l'Etincelle (People of the Spark) on the Tunisian Revolution.[1] He released L'Enfant Du Soleil (Child Of The Sun) in 2013. His last feature film, La Rumeur de l'Eau (Water Rumours)[1][16] was released, posthumously, in theaters in Tunisia on March 2, 2018.[17]

In 2020, his hometown Mareth is organizing the first edition of the Taïeb Louhichi Film Festival.[18] A Taïeb Louhichi film club is established in Gabès,[19] and the House of Culture in Mareth also perpetuates his memory by being named in his honor.[20]

Filmography

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Feature films

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Short films

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  • 1970 : Masques
  • 1971 : Loge d'artiste
  • 1971 : Le Cri de pierre
  • 1971 : Labyrinthes
  • 1973 : Ziara ou visite à l'aïeul marabout (Visit To The Forefather Marabou)[27]
  • 1975 : El Khammès (The Sharecropper)[28]
  • 1978 : Carthage an 12 (Carthage, Year 12)[29]
  • 1994 : Le chant du Baye Fall (The Song Of The Baye Fall)[30]
  • 1995 : La Cité des sciences à Tunis (The City Of Sciences Of Tunis)[31]
  • 1999 : La Force des petits (The strength of the young)[32]
  • 2000 : Le Fil d'Oumou Sy (The Thread Of Oumou Sy)[33]

Documentaries

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  • 1972 : Mon village, un village parmi tant d'autres (My Village, A Village Among Others)[34]
  • 1977 : Le Temps d'apprendre (A Time To Learn)[35]
  • 1983 : Gabès, l'oasis et l'usine (Gabes, The Oasis And The Factory)[36]
  • 1987 : Gorée, l'île du grand-père (Gorée, Island of the Grand-Father)[37]
  • 1990 : La Famille productive (The Productive Family)[38]
  • 1992 : Écrans d'Afrique (Screens Of Africa)[39]
  • 1994 : Kër Jo Ouakam[40]
  • 2004 : Opéra Ibn Sina, le making-of (Ibn Sina Opera, The Making-Of)[41]
  • 2012 : Les Gens de l'étincelle (People Of The Spark)[42]

Death

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Taïeb Louhichi died on February 21, 2018, at the age of 69.[1][2]

Honors

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References

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  2. ^ a b Chennoufi, Anouar (21 February 2018). "Décès du réalisateur tunisien Taïeb Louhichi". Tunivisions. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  3. ^ "40e jour du décès de Taieb Louhichi : Des témoignages forts et émouvants". Web Manager Center. 2 April 2018.
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  5. ^ "Béjaia : vivre la cinéphilie / Alexandrie : hommage à Taïeb Louhichi, Daoud Aoulad-Syad… / Marseille : Aflam". www.imagesfrancophones.org. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Hommage à Souleymane Cissé, Tawfik Salah, Taieb Louhichi". Mag14 Tunisie (in French). Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  7. ^ Armes, Roy (11 July 2008). Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-35116-6.
  8. ^ "Africiné - Tunisian filmmaker Taïeb Louhichi and his film Majnoun Layla". Africiné (in French). Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  9. ^ "JCC 2012 : List of films Tributes". www.jcctunisie.org. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  10. ^ "TUNISIA / New festival: FIFAG". Méditerranée Audiovisuelle. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  11. ^ Ellerson, Beti (27 October 2018). "AFRICAN WOMEN IN CINEMA BLOG: Interview/Entretien with/avec Lamia Belkaied-Guiga - General Delegate/Déléguée Générale des JCC (Carthage Festival) by/par Bassirou Niang". AFRICAN WOMEN IN CINEMA BLOG. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
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  13. ^ "TAÏEB LOUHICHI, UN CINÉMA D'AUTEUR". Cinema Tunisien (in French). 16 January 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Cité de la Culture : Hommage de la Cinémathèque Tunisienne à Taïeb Louhichi". Kapitalis (in French). 28 March 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Tënk". Tënk (in French). Retrieved 29 November 2023.
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  18. ^ "Mareth rend hommage à son enfant" (in French). Le Temps. 18 February 2020. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2023 – via PressReader.
  19. ^ "Ciné-club "Taieb Louhichi" Gabès, BP 6099 35 HIDAYA Gabès, Gabès".
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  21. ^ Shadow of the Earth
  22. ^ "Majnoun Layla (1989) - IMDb". IMDb.
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  24. ^ fr:La Danse du vent
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  50. ^ "Un film indien décroche le Grand prix du Festival international du film transsaharien de Zagora". medias24.com (in French). 17 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018..
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