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La Marsa, le TGM et mes souvenirs tunisiens de Claudia Cardinale

Neff, Christophe ORCID iD icon

Abstract (englisch):

This essay serves as both a personal necrology and a reflection on the cultural and cinematic legacy of Claudia Cardinale, whose passing marks the end of an era for the author. Inspired by the news of her death, the text weaves together personal memories of Tunisia—particularly the sensory experiences of La Marsa, the TGM railway, and the multicultural atmosphere of Tunisian cafés—with the broader impact of Cardinale’s work in Mediterranean cinema.
The author recalls the sounds of early morning trains, the call to prayer, and the linguistic blend of Sicilian, Italian, and Franco-Arabic phrases, all of which evoke a world now preserved in films like Férid Boughedir’s Un été à La Goulette. This cinematic landscape, where Cardinale played a role deeply connected to her Tunisian roots, serves as a backdrop for the author’s own academic and personal engagement with Mediterranean cinema, including neorealist classics like Rocco et ses frères and Le Guépard, as well as Cardinale’s iconic performances in Il était une fois dans l’Ouest, Fitzcarraldo, Mayrig, and 588, rue Paradis.
By blending personal anecdotes with cinematic analysis, the essay explores how Cardinale’s life and work continue to resonate as a bridge between Europe and North Africa, shaping the author’s own memories and the collective imagination of a Mediterranean world that is gradually fading.
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Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie (IFGG)
Publikationstyp Wissenschaftskommunikation im Internet
Publikationsdatum 24.09.2025
Sprache Französisch
Identifikator KITopen-ID: 1000188938
Bemerkung zur Veröffentlichung Aus dem Blog "Paysages: paysages et livres – Landschaften und Bücher – Landscapes and Books"
Schlagwörter Claudia Cardinale, personal necrology, Mediterranean cinema, TGM, La Marsa, cultural memory, Un été à La Goulette, Fitzcarraldo, Tunisia, multilingualism, cinematic landscapes, nécrologie personnelle, cinéma méditerranéen, TGM, La Marsa, mémoire culturelle, Un été à La Goulette, Fitzcarraldo, Tunisie, multilinguisme, paysages cinématographiques
URL https://cneffpaysages.blog/2025/09/24/la-marsa-le-tgm-et-mes-souvenirs-tunisiens-de-claudia-cardinale/
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