A Summer in La Goulette (1996)
"Un été à La Goulette" (original title)

Summer, 1967. La Goulette, the touristic beach of Tunisi, is the site where three nice seventeen-year-old girls live: Gigi, sicilian and catholic; Meriem, Tunisian and Arab; Tina, French ... See full summary »

Director:

Férid Boughedir

Writers:

Férid Boughedir, Nouri Bouzid

Stars:

Sonia Mankaï, Ava Cohen-Jonathan, Sarah Pariente

3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Sonia Mankaï	...	Meriem
Ava Cohen-Jonathan	...	Tina
Sarah Pariente	...	Gigi
Mustapha Adouani	...	Youssef
Guy Nataf	...	Jojo
Ivo Salerno	...	Giuseppe
Gamil Ratib	...	Hadj Beji
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cybelle Agha	...	Mery Glass
Fatima Ben Saïdane	...	Taita
Hatem Berrabeh	...	Salvatore
Michel Boujenah	...	Himself
Claudia Cardinale	...	Herself
Hélène Catzaras	...	Lucia
Hayde Chikly
Mohammed Driss	...	Miró

Storyline

Summer, 1967. La Goulette, the touristic beach of Tunisi, is the site where three nice seventeen-year-old girls live: Gigi, sicilian and catholic; Meriem, Tunisian and Arab; Tina, French and Jewish. They would like to have their first sexual experience during that summer, challenging their families. Their fathers, Youssef, Jojo and Giuseppe, are old friends and their friendship will be in crisis because of the girls, while Hadj, an old rich Arab, would like to marry Meriem.

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Plot Keywords:

1960s | sexuality | teen | love | muslim | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

Tunisia France Belgium

Language:

French Arabic Italian

Release Date:

25 December 1996 (France)

Also Known As:

A Summer in La Goulette

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canal+, Cinares production, La Sept Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Nice and pleasant movie

Un ete a la goulette is a storie about three fathers of three daughters who are each of a different religion (muslim, Christian and a Jewish). The fathers are struggling to maintain their daughters virginity. However the daughters are young and want to explore their sexuality. This is all set in a small tunisian coastal town in the sixties. The ambiance is very nostalgic (old men playing cards in the local bar). There is also an erotic flavour to it especially when an old rich man falls in love with one of the daughters. The movie is pleasant to watch and very stylish. I gave it eight stars