Lebanon: Bits and Pieces

A film by Olga Naccache

France | 1994 | 60 minutes | Color | DVD | Subtitled | Order No. 99423

SYNOPSIS

LEBANON: BITS AND PIECES is an exquisitely beautiful and profoundly moving exploration of the myths and realities of present-day Lebanon, as reflected through the voices of women. During Olga Naccache's childhood, Lebanon was known to the outside world as an exemplary model of peace in the heart of an Arab Middle East dominated by dictators. Following a seven year absence, Naccache returned to Lebanon with a camera to record the dreams, disappointments and worries of women of her own generation and to meet a younger generation of women whose only memory is that of war. Through these voices, Naccache’s own voyage of rediscovery is revealed — rediscovery of her country and of herself.

PRESS

“A personal and poignant mosaic of vignettes; one outstanding scene epitomizes the unique multi-culturalism of Lebanon.”

Ellen Fairbanks-Bodman University of North Carolina

SCREENING HIGHLIGHTS AND AWARDS

  • Human Rights Watch Film Festival
  • London Film Festival

ABOUT FILMMAKER(S)

Olga Naccache

Olga Naccache was born in Mersin, Turkey to a Lebanese father and a Syrian mother. Naccache was raised in Beirut, where the family relocated in 1956. After studying Arabic literature and journalism, she worked as an Assistant Director for various television stations during the Lebanese war. She started directing and producing her own films, including Lebanon: Bits and Pieces, Turkish Woman Unveiled, Tazi Istambooul, Mother Lebanon and Me, in 1994. Souriya, The Challenge is her latest film on the war on Syria. (2016)

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