Abdelmajid Lakhal facts for kids
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Abdelmajid Lakhal
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Lakhal in 2004
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| Born | 29 November 1939 Bizerte, Tunisia
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| Died | 27 September 2014 (aged 74) Tunis, Tunisia
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| Occupation | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1948 - 2014 |
| Awards | Best Actor Award (Arab Television Festival) - 1983 |
Abdelmajid Lakhal (born November 29, 1939 – died September 27, 2014) was a famous Tunisian theatre and film actor and theatre director. He was known for being a very skilled and flexible performer. He often acted in classic plays by writers like Carlo Goldoni and Anton Chekhov. These plays were translated into Arabic and performed at the Municipal Theatre of Tunis, where they were very popular.
He was also well-known on Arab Television for appearing in many TV movies.
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Biography
Early life
Abdelmajid Lakhal was born in Bizerte, Tunisia, on November 29, 1939. He grew up with his family in Hammam-Lif.
Career
Abdelmajid Lakhal said his love for theatre started when he was 16 years old. He joined a student group called 'Jeunes Comédiens' in Hammam-Lif.
In 1960, he became a student at the National Theatre of Music and Dance in Tunis.
In 1965, he directed a play called Georges Dandin by Molière. He worked with the al-Nuhūd Group in Tunis for this play.
From 1966 to 1967, he acted in several plays. These included Flaminio by Robert Merle and Yerma by Federico García Lorca. He also played the Marshall in Molière's Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme.
In 1968, he helped direct a play called Hamlet in Hammamet, Tunisia. He worked as an assistant director to Alì Ben Ayed. In 1971, he started his professional directing career. His first play as a professional director was '8 Ladies' by Robert Thomas.
In 1974, he directed The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare. In 1982, he acted as Magid in 'La Noce'. This play was even performed in Paris. He also helped create a show called 'Jafabule'.
Abdelmajid Lakhal also organized tours for the Theatre de Tunis group. They performed in Paris three times. They also toured in Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Vienna, Egypt, and Lebanon.
Filmography
As an actor
- 1975: Il messia (directed by Roberto Rossellini) - He played the 2nd Pharisee.
- 1976: Jesus of Nazareth (directed by Franco Zeffirelli) - He played the Farisaeum.
- 1976: Fatma 75 (directed by Salma Baccar)
- 1979: Aziza (directed by Abdellatif Ben Ammar)
- 1981: Mirages (directed by Abdelhafidh Bouassida)
- 1987: La mort en face (directed by Mohamed Damak)
- 1990: Un bambino di nome Gesù (TV Movie, directed by Francesco Rosi) - He played the 2a guardia Sedeq.
- 1991: Le vent des destins (directed by Ahmed Jemaï)
- 1993: Échec et mat (directed by Rachid Ferchiou)
- 2000: Fatma (directed by Khaled Ghorbal)
- 2000: Une Odyssée (directed by Brahim Babaï)
- 2005: Bab'Aziz - He played the Old Calligrapher.
- 2011: Black Gold - He played the Old Imam. This was his last film role.
Theatre
Non professional
- 1960: Les femmes en danger by Ezzeddine Souissi
- 1964: George Dandin ou le Mari confondu by Molière with the Renaissance Group
- 1974: La Vie est belle (an operetta) with the El Manar Group Theatre
- 1985: La Vie de temps à autre by Salah Zouaoui
- 1988: Nahar al jounun (Crazy) by Frej Slama, based on Taoufik Hakim's work. Performed with the Group of Culture of Ibn-Khaldoun.
Director
- 1971: Huit Femmes by Robert Thomas. (He translated this play).
- 1974: The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare (He translated this play). Performed at the Festival international de Carthage.
- 1977: Noces de sang by Federico García Lorca (He adapted this play).
- 1978: Une nuit des mille et une nuits by Noureddine Kasbaoui
- 1979: Bine Noumine (Entre deux songes) by Ali Douagi (an operetta). This opened the Festival international de Monastir.
- 1981: El Forja (The Spectacle) by Lamine Nahdi. This opened the 'Festival du Printemps' at the 'Théâtre municipal de Tunis'.
- 1985: La Jalousie by Mohamed Labidi
- 1986: Volpone by Jules Romains and Stefan Zweig (He used a translation by Mohamed Abdelaziz Agrebi).
- 1987: Ettassouira by Abdessalem El Bech
- 1991: Le quatrième monde by Abdellatif Hamrouni. This opened the 'Festival national de La Goulette'.
- 2000: El Khsouma (Baruffe a Chioggia) by Carlo Goldoni (He adapted this play).
- 2003: Fine Essaada by Taoufik Hakim (He adapted this play).
- 2005: The Seagull by Anton Chekhov (He translated this play).
Television
Television programs in Tunisia began in 1966. Abdelmajid Lakhal appeared in many of them:
- 1967: Le quatrième acteur by Noureddine Kasbaoui
- 1967: Le Médecin malgré lui by Molière
- 1967: L'Avare ou l'École du mensonge by Molière
- 1970: Interdit au public by Roger Dornès and Jean Marsan
- 1973: J'avoue by Hamadi Arafa
- 1974: Histoire d'un poème by Noureddine Chouchane
- 1976: Ziadatou Allah II by Ahmed Harzallah (a TV movie)
- 1983: Yahia Ibn Omar by Hamadi Arafa (a TV movie). He won the 1st prize for his acting in this.
- 1984: Cherche avec nous by Abderrazak Hammami (a monthly TV movie that ran for 4 years)
- 1985: El Watek bellah el hafsi by Hamadi Arafa (a TV movie)
- 1989: Cantara by Jean Sagols (a TV movie from Antenne 2)
- 1991: Les gens, une histoire by Hamadi Arafa
- 1992: Autant en emporte le vent by Slaheddine Essid (a Tunisian TV movie with 14 episodes)
- 1994: Par précaution by Safoudh Kochairi
- 1996: L'homme de la médina by Paolo Barzman
- 1996: Abou Raihana by Fouaz Abdelki (30 episodes)
- 1999-2001: Souris à la vie by Abderrazak Hammami (two seasons of 30 episodes each)
See also
In Spanish: Abdelmajid Lakhal para niños
