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Chronicle of a disappearance [videorecording] /

Material type: Film

FilmPublisher number: K413 | Kino on VideoLanguage: Arabic, Hebrew, French Summary language: English Publication details: New York, NY : Kino on Video, c2005.Description: 1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:

two-dimensional moving image

Media type:

video

Carrier type:

videodisc

Subject(s): Production credits:

Written, produced and directed by Elia Suleiman ; director of photography, Marc Andre Batigne ; editor, Anna Ruiz ; executive producer, Assaf Sobel-Amir.

"Best First Feature, 1996 Venice Film Festival"

Cast: Jamel Daher, Fawaz Eilemi, Elia Suleiman, Fuad Suleiman, Nazira Suleiman, Ola Tabari.Summary: With a strong sense of irony and a deadpan visual style' (Janet Malin, The New York Times), Chronicle of a Disappearance unfolds in a series of seemingly unconnected cinematic tableaux, each of them focused on incidents or characters which seldom reappear later in the film. Among the many unrelated scenes, there is a Palestinian actress struggling to find an apartment in West Jerusalem, the owner of the Holy Land souvenir shop preparing merchandise for incoming Japanese tourists, a group of old women gossiping about their relatives, and an Israeli police van which screeches to a halt so several heavily armed soldiers can get off the car and urinate. Defined by writer/producer/director Elia Suleiman (Divine Intervention) as a "search for what it means to be Palestinian," this "beautiful and understated" film is "a triumph of succinct images and adroit structure" (Kevin Thomas, LA Times). Split in two parts, Nazareth Personal Diary and Jerusalem Political Diary, Chronicle features outstanding performances by a cast of non-professional actors and combines a sarcastic sense of humor with moments of silent contemplation; it speaks of the absurdity and complexity of a people without a land. But if the project of a Palestinian state remains stalled by a series of historical and political complications, Palestinian cinema has been, conversely, celebrated for several major contributions to world cinema. And while Chronicle of a Disappearance was shot in various locations across the Middle-East, it succeeds in evoking several fundamental issues concerning the post-1948 Palestinian struggle for a recognizable national identity. In Arabic, Hebrew, and French with optional English subtitles. (Dhat Productions)Summary: Provides a personal meditation on what it means to be Palestinian. Examines the effect of the political impasse in the Middle East on the identity of the Palestinian people.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Video Recording	Carleton University, AVRC	SP456 - Collections Room	DVD 0849 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		16050097712

Originally produced or released in 1997.

Run time: approx. 88 min.

Title from English subtitles.

"An International Film Circuit release."

DVD ; letterboxed (1.77:1) presentation.

In Arabic, Hebrew, and French with optional English subtitles.

"Best First Feature, 1996 Venice Film Festival"

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