Bélinda Ibrahim 2024-09-05 10:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Thirty years after the tragic passing of Maroun Baghdadi, filmmaker Feyrouz Serhal takes us on an emotional journey through the heart of Beirut, retracing the steps of this pioneer of Lebanese cinema who revolutionized the seventh art during the civil war of the 1970s and 80s. Maroun Returns to Beirut, her first feature-length documentary, which ...
David Sahyoun 2024-09-04 18:41 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Every week, we invite you to explore a striking theme from a great psychoanalyst to reveal its depth and richness. These lapidary, often provocative formulas open up new perspectives on the intricacies of the human psyche. By deciphering these quotes with rigor and pedagogy, we invite you on a fascinating journey to the heart of psychoanalytic ...
Béatrice Moreau 2024-09-04 14:22 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
This Wednesday, the Centre Pompidou in Paris unveils a groundbreaking exhibition celebrating the centenary of Surrealism, the artistic movement that has captivated the world since its inception in 1924. The monumental show, spanning over 2,200 square meters, features an astounding collection of approximately 500 paintings, sculptures, ...
Béatrice Moreau 2024-09-04 10:38 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Daniel Craig sheds his 007 persona to portray the torment of a drug-addicted gay man in an emotional adaptation of William Burroughs' novel Queer. Raw and riveting. In a stark departure from his suave James Bond image, Daniel Craig takes on a grittier, more vulnerable role in the new film Queer, which premiered Tuesday at the Venice Film ...
Alain E. Andrea 2024-09-03 20:13 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
In the shadow and light of paradise, the quest for the ultimate kiss of life leads us to a crossroads between celestial aspiration and earthly realities. Through the works of Liszt, Fauré, and Abou Mrad, this article explores, through music, the promise of eternal bliss and the transcendence of divine communion. Paradise. A word that evokes such ...
2024-09-03 17:17 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Beirut Film Society expanded its reach as the inaugural Lebanese Film Festival kick-started in Mexico on August 30-31. The Lebanese Film Festival recently kick-started its first edition in Mexico. This marks the fourth international expansion of the Lebanese Film Festival, with previous editions established in Canada, Australia and France. ...
2024-09-03 16:59 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Inaugurated on August 29, 2024, at Tanit Gallery Beirut, the exhibition “Sky Diary” by Bettina Khoury Badr will be on display until October 3. Through her canvases, which correspond to a personal diary, the artist invites spectators to discover an infinite vision of the world and transcend it. The “Sky Diary” exhibition by Bettina ...
Béatrice Moreau 2024-09-03 16:54 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Pedro Almodóvar, the iconic Spanish filmmaker, makes his English-language feature debut at 74 with The Room Next Door, a melancholic tale of assisted suicide starring American powerhouses Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore, vying for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. At the age of 74, Pedro Almodóvar, the revered Spanish auteur known ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 2024-09-02 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Welcome to Lebanon, the land of Cedars and mafias of all kinds! The latest sensation? The parking valet mafia, which adds a certain flair to the already long list of leeches draining us to the bone with unparalleled delicacy. From electricity generators to water tanks, to currency exchangers, all of them, absolutely all, are lining their pockets ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-02 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Adrien Brody made a highly notable return at the Venice Film Festival with The Brutalist, a monumental 3.5-hour film that revisits the American dream of integration and its flaws through the journey of a Holocaust-surviving architect. Competing for the Golden Lion, The Brutalist explores the psychological trauma on Holocaust survivors and those ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-02 10:35 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
George Clooney and Brad Pitt bring classic Hollywood flair to Venice with the film Wolfs that premiered on Sunday, September 1st. George Clooney and Brad Pitt electrified the Venice Film Festival, infusing the event with old-school Hollywood charm as they premiered their latest film, Wolfs. Their arrival on the red carpet was nothing short of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-01 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanese artist Ghada Zoghbi is set to unveil her third solo exhibition, "Wild Mindscapes," at Galerie Janine Rubeiz in Beirut from September 4 to September 28, 2024. The series of paintings, initiated while sketching sceneries of Lebanese mountains and valleys, showcases Zoghbi's fascination with the formations of rocks and stones. In the ...