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A Civilized People (1999)

A Civilized People (1999)

Drama Comedy
Release Date: 1999, September 4
Directors: Randa Chahal Sabbag
Countries: France, Lebanon
Production: ARTE France Cinéma, ARTE France Cinéma
Cast: Bruno Todeschini, Hassan Mrad, Carmen Lebbos, Sotigui Kouyaté, Renée Dick, Tamim Chahal, Myrna Maakaron, Jalila Baccar, Paul Mattar

Overview:

Lebanese director Randa Chahal Sabbag spins this bleak war drama about the brutal absurdity of the urban warfare of Beirut during the 1980s. Opening with the shocking image of kittens being blown apart, the film loosely follows the travails of Bernadette (Nada Ghosn), a naïve country girl sent to the city as a maid for a mansion long since abandoned by the owners. There she meets Therese (Renee Dick), a veteran house cleaner who takes her under her wing. One day, while accompanying her friend to the cemetery, she meets a rakish Arab militiaman, and the two fall in love.

Keywords:

woman director