2024-06-18
30 分钟We hear from Lina Soualem about her new film, ‘Bye Bye Tiberias’, which documents the life of her mother, the actress Hiam Abbass, and four generations of Palestinian women. Plus: we head to Zanele Muholi’s new show at Tate Modern and find out about the darkly funny debut novel by Mateo García Elizondo. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hello and welcome to Monocle On Culture.
I'm Robert Bounds.
On today's show, we have three exciting pieces of culture to report on.
We'll offer you a new perspective on a megastar actress by detailing the lives of four generations of Palestinian women in her family.
Then we'll ask how far the apple falls from the tree as we speak to the grandson of two literary greats, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Salvador Elizondo, about his debut novel.
Unsurprisingly, it's a knockout.
And then we'll end by heading to a new exhibition at London State Modern to find out about the work of South African artist Zaneli Moholy.
Do stay tuned.
That's all coming up right here on Monocle On Culture.
The actress Haim Abbas is best known for her turn as Marcia, the sharp, smart wife of Logan Roy in succession.
Well, now she's the star of a much more intimate, intimate film.
And in the director's chair is her own daughter, Lina Sualim.
Bye Bye Tiberius is a documentary which tells the story of her mother's childhood in Palestine and her decision to leave the village in which she grew up to pursue her dreams of becoming an actress in Europe.
Now, 30 years after that choice, she returns to the village with her daughter Lena to explore those difficult decisions, the challenges faced by her family in Palestine, and the influence of four generations of women on both of their lives.
The film is beautiful.
Both a moving personal family history and a poignant reflection on the current state of the world.
I was delighted to hear more about it from Nina, and I began by asking when she first started to hear the stories of her mother's childhood in Palestine.
It's actually difficult to date the moment that I started hearing about these stories because I always felt they were always present since I was a very.
Since I was very young.
It was always kind of like a background music to my visits to my maternal family and my mother's Palestinian village.