Once upon a time Beirut, story of a star /
Distraught over their city's recent destruction during the Lebanese Civil War, Yasmine and Leila embark on a journey in search of Beirut's past glory. They carry with them two rare, unreleased film prints which help them land a meeting with the reclusive and eccentric film connoisseur, Mon...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | French |
| Language Notes: | In French. |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
Privately Published,
1995.
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| Series: | Asian film online, volume 2
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Distraught over their city's recent destruction during the Lebanese Civil War, Yasmine and Leila embark on a journey in search of Beirut's past glory. They carry with them two rare, unreleased film prints which help them land a meeting with the reclusive and eccentric film connoisseur, Monsieur Farouk. Through the magic of cinema, the three travel back in time on a mythical, history-laden tour of the city. Here, Once Upon a Time: Beirut shines as the travelers visit the Beirut of the French-directed films of the 1930s. Next they explore the Beirut of the 1960s as seen through the sense of Arab filmmakers and finally they visit the Beirut of the large-scale American studio efforts of the 1970s. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed June 09, 2015). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (101 min.). |
| Playing Time: | 01:40:13 |