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Nuit du verre d'eau (La)

  • Nuit du verre d'eau (La)
Genre : Drama
Type : Fiction
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Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2023
Format : Feature
Running time : 83 (in minutes)

Lebanon, summer 1958. Three sisters from good Christian society are on holiday in the Lebanese mountains. The quiet village life is disrupted by the echoes of a revolution rumbling in Beirut and the arrival of two French holidaymakers. But it is from within the family that the upheaval comes. The eldest sister, Layla, a perfect mother and wife, opens her eyes to the patriarchal society that keeps them under control. In a young Lebanon dreaming of a golden age, can a woman have a destiny other than that mapped out by men?



Screenplay: Carlos Chahine
Image : Thomas Bataille
Montage : Gladys Joujou
Director: Carlos Chahine

*Film selected for the JCC 2023, out of competition

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