Once upon a time Beirut, story of a star /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	[Place of publication not identified] : Privately Published, 1995.
Description:	1 online resource (101 min.).
Language:	French
Series:	Asian film online, volume 2
Subject:	Travel. Beirut (Lebanon) -- Description and travel. Lebanon. Feature films. Feature films.
Format:	E-Resource Video Streaming Video
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13637951

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Varying Form of Title:	Once upon a time in Beirut
Other authors / contributors:	Saab, Jocelyne, director.
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Title from resource description page (viewed June 09, 2015). In French.
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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