Jocelyne Saab Movies

  • 1978
    Egypt, City of the Dead

    Egypt, City of the Dead

    Egypt, City of the Dead

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    A portrait of the City of the Dead, an inhabited cemetery just outside of Cairo and on the fringes of the city’s public dumping ground, like a...

    Egypt, City of the Dead
  • 1976
    Beirut, Never Again

    Beirut, Never Again

    Beirut, Never Again

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    1976 marks the beginning of Beirut’s calvary. With a child’s eyes the filmmaker follows for six months the daily destruction of the...

    Beirut, Never Again
  • 1975
    Le front du refus (ou les commando-suicides)

    Le front du refus (ou les commando-suicides)

    Le front du refus (ou les commando-suicides)

    01975HD

    When peace seems impossible, any means are justified to defend a political cause. Hence, on the border separating the Palestinian territories that...

    Le front du refus (ou les commando-suicides)
  • 1983
    Beirut, My City

    Beirut, My City

    Beirut, My City

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    In July 1982, the Israeli army besieged Beirut. Four days earlier, Jocelyne Saab sees her house burn and 150 years of family existence go up in...

    Beirut, My City
  • 1985
    The Razor's Edge

    The Razor's Edge

    The Razor's Edge

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    Samar, a child of the war, finds relief from the chaos around her through Egyptian movies she watches on television. Karim, an artist in retreat from...

    The Razor's Edge
  • 1987
    Arab Camera

    Arab Camera

    Arab Camera

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    Focusing on key Arab films produced in the last 20 years. Férid Boughedir traces the development of the film-makers' concern to produce more...

    Arab Camera
  • 1986
    As Kineastas

    As Kineastas

    As Kineastas

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    Based on interviews with 15 women, including directors, producers and film actresses, a journey around the world is made, seeing the wars waged by...

    As Kineastas
  • 1995
    Once Upon a Time in Beirut

    Once Upon a Time in Beirut

    Once Upon a Time in Beirut

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    Two young girls of the war generation, Yasmin and Leila, are in search of Beirut. When they meet an elderly film enthusiast with a secret store of...

    Once Upon a Time in Beirut
  • 2009
    What's Going On?

    What's Going On?

    What's Going On?

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    At bottom is a tale of exploring the imagination of a writer, plus a tale of exploring the city of Beirut. The film deals with the initiation to love...

    What's Going On?
  • 1986
    The Architect of Louxor

    The Architect of Louxor

    The Architect of Louxor

    01986HD

    The Architect of Louxor is an intimate portrait of Olivier Sednaoui, a disciple of the Egyptian architect Hassan Fathi, as he explains the philosophy...

    The Architect of Louxor
  • 1975
    Personal Drawing of a French Mercenary

    Personal Drawing of a French Mercenary

    Personal Drawing of a French Mercenary

    01975HD

    Portrait of a French mercenary working in Libya, hired by the Phalange to train the militias. War leaves its traces; and for some, who see death as...

    Personal Drawing of a French Mercenary
  • 1976
    War Children

    War Children

    War Children

    5.71976HD

    A few days after a massacre in a shantytown near Beirut, the director finds the children who survived. She approaches them by offering them crayons...

    War Children
  • 1975
    Lebanon in a Whirlwind

    Lebanon in a Whirlwind

    Lebanon in a Whirlwind

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    A few months after the incident of April 13, 1975, during which Palestinian civilians were machine-gunned by Phalangist militiamen, the toll is most...

    Lebanon in a Whirlwind
  • 2018
    My Name is Mei Shigenobu

    My Name is Mei Shigenobu

    My Name is Mei Shigenobu

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    A delicate portrait of Mei Shigenobu, daughter of the founder of the Japanese Red Army in Beirut, Fusako Shigenobu.

    My Name is Mei Shigenobu
  • 2006
    Dunia

    Dunia

    Dunia

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    After studying literature at Cairo University, Dunia, 23 years old, wants to become a professional dancer. She attends audition for an oriental dance...

    Dunia
  • 1986
    L’Amour d’Allah

    L’Amour d’Allah

    L’Amour d’Allah

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    Humiliated by the 1967 defeat, the Egyptian people look for ways to rebuild their sense of identity. Religion seems to point the way for them:...

    L’Amour d’Allah
  • 1974
    Palestinian Women

    Palestinian Women

    Palestinian Women

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    Palestinian women, the often-forgotten victims of the Israeli-Palestinian war, are here given a voice by Jocelyne Saab. The film was commissioned by...

    Palestinian Women
  • 1996
    The Lady of Saigon

    The Lady of Saigon

    The Lady of Saigon

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    Portrait of Dr Hoa, an extraordinary woman who was a minister in the South Vietnamese revolutionary government. Her life is a battle, and that battle...

    The Lady of Saigon
  • 1982
    The Ship of Exile

    The Ship of Exile

    The Ship of Exile

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    After living clandestinely in Beirut to escape the Israeli forces, the head of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Yasser Arafat, left...

    The Ship of Exile
  • 2016
    Imaginary Postcards

    Imaginary Postcards

    Imaginary Postcards

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    An imaginary post card written to the Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk. Jocelyne Saab writes about her illness, about the fragility of her body, and the...

    Imaginary Postcards