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Around the Pink House (1999)

Genre : Comedy, Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 32M

Director : Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige

Synopsis

One of the most popular Lebanese films of the late 1990s, Around the Pink House is a story that explores the changing urban landscape of Beirut after the Civil War. La maison rose (the pink house) is an old mansion in Beirut where the Nawfal family found shelter during the Civil War. Unfortunately for them, their immediate environment is rapidly changing, as many of the old shell-ridden buildings are being torn down and replaced by new construction projects. When Mattar, the owner of the pink house, decides to sell it to make room for a large commercial centre, the residents of the neighbourhood become divided between the shopkeepers and businessmen in favour of a different kind of modernity.

Actors

Hanane Abboud
Hanane Abboud
Fadi Abi Samra
Fadi Abi Samra
Anne-Marie Afif
Anne-Marie Afif
Asma Andraos
Asma Andraos
Aline Aoun
Aline Aoun
Zina Arida
Zina Arida
Nabil Assaf
Nabil Assaf
Antoine Balabane
Antoine Balabane
Feriale Barouky
Feriale Barouky
Adib Basbous
Adib Basbous
Hassan Mrad
Hassan Mrad
Mireille Safa
Mireille Safa

Crews

Joana Hadjithomas
Joana Hadjithomas
Director
Khalil Joreige
Khalil Joreige
Director
Joana Hadjithomas
Joana Hadjithomas
Writer
Khalil Joreige
Khalil Joreige
Writer
Anne-Cécile Berthomeau
Anne-Cécile Berthomeau
Producer
Edouard Berthomeau
Edouard Berthomeau
Producer
Jean Dansereau
Jean Dansereau
Producer
Anne-Cécil Mauriat
Anne-Cécil Mauriat
Producer
Édouard Mauriat
Édouard Mauriat
Producer
Robert Marcel Lepage
Robert Marcel Lepage
Music
Pierre David
Pierre David
Director of Photography

Posters and backgrounds

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