CinemaOSMovie · 1978 · 0h 50m

A Letter from Beirut

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Letter from Beirut documents the filmmaker's return to Beirut during one of the lulls, three years after the outbreak of the civil war, animated by the urge to return. She is confronted by the physical, emotional and psychological ravages of the war, terrified and sorrowful, she cannot find her place in the city. In that quest, she communicates with everyday people, friends, neighbors, people riding the bus across the city's eastern and western flanks. To pace her journeying and dramatic unraveling of the film, Saab borrows the guise of a letter read in a voice-over, written by world-renowned poet Etel Adnan. A rare document from the civil war, Letter from Beirut lays bare and spontaneously how people make sense of their everyday in the midst of chaos, violence, terror and sorrow.

Directed byJocelyne Saab

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 50m
Language
FR
Released
January 1, 1978
Studios
France•3

Featuring

Cast & crew

2 credited
Starring
Jocelyne Saab

Jocelyne Saab

Self

Yasser Arafat

Yasser Arafat

Self - Chef de l'OLP

Creative team
Directed by
Jocelyne Saab
Jocelyne Saab
Written by
Etel Adnan
Etel Adnan

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