A Letter from Beirut (1978)
50m
Running Time
January 1, 1978Release Date
A Letter from Beirut (1978)
50m
Running Time
January 1, 1978Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

Olivier Guenean
Cinematography

Jocelyne Saab
Director

Olivier Guéneau
Cinematographer

Philippe Gosselet
Editor
Media.

Details.
Release DateJanuary 1, 1978
Original NameLettre de Beyrouth
StatusReleased
Running Time50m
Genres
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