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Il était une fois Beyrouth - histoire d'une star

Original title: Kanya Ya Ma Kan, Beyrouth
  • 1995
  • 1h 44m
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6.9/10
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Il était une fois Beyrouth - histoire d'une star (1995)
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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 Lebanese films, they persuade him to screen... Read allTwo 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 Lebanese films, they persuade him to screen his collection for them. So begins an initiation into the myths and images of Beirut, but... Read allTwo 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 Lebanese films, they persuade him to screen his collection for them. So begins an initiation into the myths and images of Beirut, but the girls want cold figures and facts, war babies indifferent to the memories evoked.

  • Director
    • Jocelyne Saab
  • Writers
    • Philippe Paringaux
    • Roland-Pierre Paringaux
    • Jocelyne Saab
  • Stars
    • Emile Accar
    • Pierre Chamassian
    • Abou El Abed
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    66
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    • Director
      • Jocelyne Saab
    • Writers
      • Philippe Paringaux
      • Roland-Pierre Paringaux
      • Jocelyne Saab
    • Stars
      • Emile Accar
      • Pierre Chamassian
      • Abou El Abed
    • 1User review
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    Emile Accar
    • Monsieur Farouk
    Pierre Chamassian
    Abou El Abed
    Khaled El Sayed
    • Driver
    Pascal Faugeras
    • Officer
    Myrna Maakaron
    • Leila
    Ziad Makhoul
    • Gardner
    Michèle Tyan
    • Yasmine
    • Director
      • Jocelyne Saab
    • Writers
      • Philippe Paringaux
      • Roland-Pierre Paringaux
      • Jocelyne Saab
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    8guisreis

    A jorney through Lebanese history and cinema in a metalinguistic film in the border of fiction and documentary

    A precious film in the border between an ironic and political comedy fiction and a doscumentary on cinema and history of Lebanon, with the very charming metalinguistic narrative and often vintage aestetichs. Very innovative and smart, useful to explore cinema and to understand Lebanese history and international interests there. The only problem is the pace, which sometimes becomes kind of sluggish, but the qualities easily overcome this drawback.

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    • Release date
      • April 11, 1995 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • Lebanon
      • France
      • Germany
      • Argentina
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Once Upon a Time in Beirut
    • Filming locations
      • Beirut, Lebanon
    • Production companies
      • ARTE
      • Aleph Producciones S.A.
      • Balcon Production
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 44m(104 min)
    • Color
      • Color

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