Jocelyne Saab Movies

  • 1978
    Egypt, City of the Dead

    Egypt, City of the Dead

    Egypt, City of the Dead

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    A portrait of the City of the Dead, an inhabited cemetery just outside of Cairo and on the fringes of the city’s public dumping ground, like a...

    Egypt, City of the Dead
  • 1996
    The Lady of Saigon

    The Lady of Saigon

    The Lady of Saigon

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    Portrait of Dr Hoa, an extraordinary woman who was a minister in the South Vietnamese revolutionary government. Her life is a battle, and that battle...

    The Lady of Saigon
  • 2013
    Gender Cafe

    Gender Cafe

    Gender Cafe

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    Six 4-minute short films each filmed in the countries of the Mediterranean, and dealing with expressions of gender, the body, sexuality and identity....

    Gender Cafe
  • 2016
    One Dollar a Day

    One Dollar a Day

    One Dollar a Day

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    Poetry is everywhere, even in the refugee camps where absolute misery reigns. In front of old plastic advertising posters on which are drawn in giant...

    One Dollar a Day
  • 2016
    Imaginary Postcards

    Imaginary Postcards

    Imaginary Postcards

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    An imaginary post card written to the Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk. Jocelyne Saab writes about her illness, about the fragility of her body, and the...

    Imaginary Postcards
  • 1988
    La Tueuse

    La Tueuse

    La Tueuse

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    Portrait of a woman, Jocelyne Khoueiry, who, in 1976 during the Lebanese civil war, was the muse of the Phalangist militia in Beirut. Fifteen years...

    La Tueuse
  • 1976
    For a Few Lives

    For a Few Lives

    For a Few Lives

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    Portrait of Raymond Eddé, candidate for the Presidential elections and fervent opponent of the religious war. During the 1975-1976 conflicts...

    For a Few Lives
  • 1982
    Les Libanais, otages de leur ville

    Les Libanais, otages de leur ville

    Les Libanais, otages de leur ville

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    Jocelyne Saab toured the city of Beirut devastated by Israeli bombings. She assesses the number of victims and the extent of the destruction.

    Les Libanais, otages de leur ville
  • 1991
    Fécondation in video

    Fécondation in video

    Fécondation in video

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    Using laparoscopic instruments equipped with a camera Jocelyne Saab films the in vitro fertilization process as it takes place. Report on implant...

    Fécondation in video
  • 1974
    Les Palestiniens continuent

    Les Palestiniens continuent

    Les Palestiniens continuent

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    Although peace has been declared, the Palestinians continue to fight Israel for the liberation of their territories.

    Les Palestiniens continuent
  • 1986
    The Ghosts of Alexandria

    The Ghosts of Alexandria

    The Ghosts of Alexandria

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    A singular and poetic evocation of what Alexandria was, a multifaceted city, when it was at the heart of the Arab and European worlds. The men of...

    The Ghosts of Alexandria
  • 1986
    La Croix des Pharaons

    La Croix des Pharaons

    La Croix des Pharaons

    01986HD

    A portrait of the Copts, the oldest Christian community in Egypt, of its links to ancient Egypt and, in the face of rising Islamic fundamentalism,...

    La Croix des Pharaons
  • 1979
    Making of Nahla

    Making of Nahla

    Making of Nahla

    01979HD

    Jocelyne Saab, a young Lebanese journalist and director, interviews the director and the film crew while filming Nahla in Beirut.

    Making of Nahla
  • 1980
    Iran, Utopia in the Making

    Iran, Utopia in the Making

    Iran, Utopia in the Making

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    The Iranian revolution leads to the Shah’s downfall and installation of the Islamic Republic. Avoiding the more sensational elements of the...

    Iran, Utopia in the Making
  • 1989
    Les Almées, danseuses orientales

    Les Almées, danseuses orientales

    Les Almées, danseuses orientales

    01989HD

    Short film about oriental dancers.

    Les Almées, danseuses orientales