Layla, My Reason
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| Directed by | Taieb Louhichi |
| Written by | Taieb Louhichi André Miquel |
| Starring | Tarik Akan Safy Boutella Anca Nicola |
| Cinematography | Hugues Ryffel |
| Edited by | Laurent Uhler |
| Music by | Egisto Macchi |
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| Language | Arabic |
Layla, My Reason (French: Layla, ma raison, Arabic: مجنون ليلى, romanized: Majnoun Layla) is a 1989 romantic drama film co-written and directed by Taieb Louhichi. A co-production between Tunisia, Algeria and France, it is based on the novel Layla, ma raison André Miquel, which was itself an adaptation of the traditional Arab legend Layla and Majnun.[1][2][3] It was entered into the main competition at the 46th edition of the Venice Film Festival.[3][4]
Plot
[edit] | This article needs a plot summary. (June 2025) |
Cast
[edit]- Tarik Akan as Mecnun
- Safy Boutella as Qays-Majnûn
- Anca Nicola as Layla
- Mouna Noureddine as Layla's mother
- Abderrahmane Al Rachi as Layla's father
- Hichem Rostom as Layla's husband
- Fatima Ben Saïdane as the Mute
- Sid Ahmed Agoumi as Prince's envoy
References
[edit]- ^ Fowler, Catherine; Helfield, Gillian (13 September 2006). Representing the Rural: Space, Place, and Identity in Films about the Land. Wayne State University Press. pp. 205–6. ISBN 978-0-8143-3562-8.
- ^ Haddad, Qassim (24 September 2014). Chronicles of Majnun Layla and Selected Poems. Syracuse University Press. pp. 9–10. ISBN 978-0-8156-5288-5.
- ^ a b Yung. (27 September 1989). "Layja, ma raison/ Magnun Layla". Variety Film Reviews, Vol. 21. Garland Pub. pp. 291-2.
- ^ Kafia A (17 June 2011). "Les journées du film tunisien à Alger : Layla ma raison en ouverture". El Moudjahid. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
