Chronicle of a disappearance
Title:
Chronicle of a disappearance
Author:
Suleiman, Elia, actor, author of screenplay, director, producer.
Publication Information:
[Jerusalem, Israel] : Dhat Production ; New York, NY : Distributed by Kino International, 2005.
©1996
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:
Elia Suleiman wields the camera with the austerity of a Bresson in this experimental meditation on the psychological effect of political instability on the Palestinian people. A series of vignette / tableaux resolve into no conventional storyline, instead creating a compelling portrait of marginalization and inaction. As a Palestinian Arab back in Jerusalem after twelve years of film study and residence in New York, Suleiman is overwhelmed--albeit in a highly personal way--with a sense of irony and powerlessness captured in these miniature portraits of daily life. The "disappearance" the film chronicles is Suleiman's because his Palestinian identity makes him a non-person in Israel.
General Note:
"This film was produced with the assistance of the Fund for the Promotion of Israeli Quality Films, made with the assistance of the Ministry of Education & Cultural Ministry of Industry & Trade"
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1996.
Special features: Still gallery [slide show].
Non-Latin script record
Language:
Arabic
Hebrew
French
English
Contents:
Personal diary -- The day after, part 1 -- Days went by -- The priest -- The writer -- Political diary -- The director -- Grief -- The day after, part 2 -- "This is one" -- The promised land -- Last homeland.
Geographic Term:
UPC:
738329041328
Format :
DVD
