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Provides a personal meditation on what it means to be Palestinian. Examines the effect of the political impasse in the Middle East on the identity of the Palestinian people. The film is in two parts-- the first "Nazareth, personal diary" is a faux-documentary showing daily life in Nazaret...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Dhāt lil-Intāj, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, Independent Television Service, Kino International Corporation
Other Authors:	Suleiman, Elia (Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Actor), Suleiman, Nazira (Actor), Suleiman, Fuad K., Tabari, Ola
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	Arabic Hebrew French
Language Notes:	In Arabic, Hebrew, and French with optional English subtitles.
Published:	New York, NY : Kino on Video, [2005]
Subjects:	Palestinian Arabs > Israel > Drama. Alienation (Social psychology) > Israel > Drama. Israel > Social life and customs > Drama. Arab-Israeli conflict > 1993- > Psychological aspects > Drama. Documentary-style films. Feature films. Foreign films. Fiction films.

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Summary:	Provides a personal meditation on what it means to be Palestinian. Examines the effect of the political impasse in the Middle East on the identity of the Palestinian people. The film is in two parts-- the first "Nazareth, personal diary" is a faux-documentary showing daily life in Nazareth, the second half, "Jerusalem, political diary", follows Suleiman as a filmmaker looking for inspiration in Jerusalem after a 12 year absence.
Item Description:	"Produced with the assistance of the Fund for the Promotion of Israeli Quality Film." Originally released as a motion picture in 1996. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; NTSC; letterboxed (1.77:1) presentation.
Awards:	"Best First Feature, 1996 Venice Film Festival"
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Marc Andre Batigne ; editor, Anna Ruiz ; executive producer, Assaf Sobel-Amir.