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The 19th European Film Festival
The 19th European Film Festival will be held from 29 November to 9 December at Cinema Metropolis Empire Sofil, and below is the festival’s program.
- Shadow Dancer
  Directed by James Marsh On Thursday, November 29 at 10:00 pm & On Sunday, December 2 at 3:00 pm
- Montevideo, bog te video | Montevideo, Taste of a Dream
  Directed by Dragan Bjelogrlić On Thursday, November 29 at 10:00 pm & On Tuesday, December 4 at 5:00 pm
- Small Crime
  Directed by Christos Georgiou On Thursday, November 29 at 7:30 pm & On Saturday, December 1st at 10:30 pm
- Flickan | The Girl
  Directed by Fredrik Edfeldt On Friday, November 30 at 3:00 pm & On Sunday, December 9 at 10:30 pm
- Μπιλόμπα | Biloba
  Directed by Sofia Papachristou On Friday, November 30 at 5:30 pm & On Saturday, December 8 at 10:30 pm
- Prinsessa | Princess
  Directed by Arto Halonen On Friday, November 30 at 5:30 pm & On Saturday, December 4 at 10:30 pm
- Cesare deve morire | Caesar Must Die
  Directed by Paolo & Vittorio Taviani On Friday, November 30 at 8:00 pm & On Sunday, December 2 at 10:30 pm
- Rundskop | Bullhead
  Directed by Michaël R. Roskam On Friday, November 30 at 8:00 pm & On Wednesday, December 5 at 10:30 pm
- Gnade | Mercy
  Directed by Matthias Glasner On Friday, November 30 at 10:30 pm & On Saturday, December 8 at 8:00 pm
- A halálba táncoltatott leány | The Maiden Danced to Death
  Directed by Endre Hules On Friday, November 30 at 10:30 pm & On Sunday, December 9 at 8:00 pm
- Love.net
  Directed by Ilian Djevelekov On Saturday, December 1 at 3:00 pm & On Friday, December 7 at 10:30 pm
- Le mulot menteur | The Mouse With a Mouth
  Directed by Marina Rosset, Sophie Roze, Andrea Kiss On Saturday, December 1 at 11:00 am
- Jutro będzie lepiej | Tomorrow Will Be Better
  Directed by Dorota Kędzierzawska On Saturday, December 1 at 8:00 pm & On Saturday, December 8 at 5:30 pm
- Lóve | Love
  Directed by Jakub Kroner On Saturday, December 1 at 3:00 pm & On Friday, December 7 at 5:30 pm
- Camille redouble | Camille Rewinds
  Directed by Noémie Lvovsky On Saturday, December 1 at 5:30 pm & On Tuesday, December 4 at 10:30 pm
- Hævnen In a Better World
  Directed by Susanne Bier On Saturday, December 1 at 8:00 pm & On Wednesday, December 5 at 5:30 pm
- Atmen | Breathing
  Directed by Karl Markovics On Saturday, December 1 at 10:30 pm & On Thursday, December 6 at 8:00 pm
- L’Enfant d’en Haut | Sister
  Directed by Ursula Meier On Sunday, December 2 at 8:00 pm & On Wednesday, December 5 at 5:30 pm
- Uwikłanie | Entanglement
  Directed by Jacek Bromski On Sunday, December 2 at 3:00 pm & On Thursday, December 6 at 5:30 pm
- 18 comidas | 18 Meals
  Directed by Jorge Coira On Sunday, December 2 at 10:30 pm & On Sunday, December 9 at 3:00 pm
- Cykelmyggen og dansemyggen | A Tale of Two Mozzies
  Directed by Jannik Hastrup & Flemming Quist Møller On Friday, December 2 at 11:30 am
- Na půdě aneb Kdo má dneska narozeniny? | In The Attic: Who Has a Birthday Today?
  Directed by Jiří Barta On Sunday, December 2 at 5:30 pm & On Saturday, December 8 at 3:00 pm
- Medalia de onoare | Medal of Honour
  Directed by Calin Peter Netzer On Sunday, December 2 at 8:00 pm & On Tuesday, December 4 at 5:30 pm
- Üvegtigris 3 | Glass Tiger 3
  Directed by Péter Rudolf On Monday, December 3 at 5:30 pm & On Friday, December 7 at 3:00 pm
- Glück | Bliss
  Directed by Doris Dörrie On Monday, December 3 at 10:00 pm & On Thursday, December 6 at 10:00 pm
- Wuthering Heights
  Directed by Andrea Arnold On Monday, December 3 at 10:30 pm & On Friday, December 7 at 8:00 pm
- En Familie | A Family
  Directed by Pernille Fischer Christensen On Monday, December 3 at 5:30 pm & On Saturday, December 8 at 10:30 pm
- Операция „Шменти Капели“ | Operation “Shmenti Kapeli”
  Directed by Ivan Mitov On Monday, December 3 at 8:00 pm & On Wednesday, December 5 at 10:30 pm
- Omar m’a tuer | Omar Killed Me
  Directed by Roschdy Zem On Monday, December 3 at 10:30 pm
- Pa negre | Black Bread
  Directed by Agustí Villaronga On Tuesday, December 4 at 8:00 pm & On Thursday, December 6 at 5:30 pm
- The Angels’ Share
  Directed by Ken Loach On Tuesday, December 4 at 8:00 pm & On Saturday, December 8 at 5:30 pm
- Bröllopsfotografen | The Wedding Photographer
  Directed by Ulf Malmros On Wednesday, December 5 at 8:00 pm & On Saturday, December 8 at 3:00 pm
- De rouille et d’os | Rust and Bone
  Directed by Jacques Audiard On Wednesay, December 5 at 8:00 pm & On Friday, December 7 at 22:30 pm
- Reality
  Directed by Matteo Garrone On Thursday, December 6 at 8:00 pm & On Sunday, December 9 at 10:30 pm
- Le mur | The Wall
  Directed by Odette Makhlouf On Sunday, December 9 at 5:30 pm
- Der ganz große traum | Lessons of a Dream
  Directed by Sebastian Grobler On Friday, December 7 at 5:30 pm & On Sunday, December 9 at 3:00 pm
- A perdre la raison | Our Children
  Directed by Joachim Lafosse On Friday, December 7 at 8:00 pm & On Sunday, December 9 at 5:30 pm
- Les saveurs du palais | Haute Cuisine
  Directed by Christian Vincent On Saturday, December 8 at 8:00 pm
- La chute de la maison Usher | The Fall of The House of Usher
  Directed by Jean Epstein On Sunday, December 9 at 8:00 pm
Tickets will be on sale for 4,000 L.L. For more information about the festival and the program you can check Metropolis Cinema’s website.
November 27, 2012
Lebanese Film Festival 2012

The 10th Lebanese Film Festival is kicking off tonight at Metropolis Cinema (Sofil) and will last till August 26th. Make sure to check their program here.

August 23, 2012
The most beautiful days of my life | أجمل أيام حياتي at Metropolis Cinema

Metropolis cinema is holding the first edition of a Lebanese retrospective dedicated to productions of Lebanese cinema of the years sixties and seventies, “The most beautiful days of my life”, which will be held from the 13th to the 22nd of june.

During these 10 days, a total of 11 films will be screened as per the following schedule

Wednesday 13 (OPENING)

8:00 PM Beirut Zero 11 by Antoine Rimi, 1967, بيروت صفر 11 لأنطوان ريمي | ’90 Tribute to Ihsan Sadek

Thursday 14

8:00 PM Interpol in Beirut by Constantin Costanov, 1966, 90′ | أنتروبول في بيروت لكوستانتين كوستانوف

Friday 15

7:00 PM Lebanon through Cinema by Hady Zaccak, 2003, 15′ | لبنان من خلال السينما لهادي زكاك

7:15 PM An Amateur by Habib Chams, 2011, 35′ | هاوي السينما لحبيب شمس

8:30 PM The Colossi by Hassib Chams, 1963, 105′ | الجبابرة لحسيب شمس

Saturday 16

7:00 PM Welcome, Love by Mohamed Salman, 1970, 85′ | أهلًا بالحب لمحمد سلمان

9:00 PM The Guitar of Love by Mohamed Salman, 1974, 120′ | غيتار الحب لمحمد سلمان

Sunday 17

8:00 PM A Bedouin in Paris by Mohamed Salman, 1966, 95′ | بدوية في باريس لمحمد سلمان

Monday 18

8:00 PM The Gang of Women by Farouq Ajrama, 1970, 101′ | عصابة النساء لفاروق عجرمة

Tuesday 19

8:00 PM The Bitter Honey by Rida Mouyassar, 1964, 90′ | العسل المر لرضا ميسر

Wednesday 20

8:00 PM The Black Jaguar by Mohamed Salman, 1965, 92′ | الجاكوار السوداء لمحمد سلمان

Thursday 21

8:00 PM The Melody of My Life by Henry Barakat, 1975, 110′ | نغم في حياتي لهنري بركات

Friday 22 (CLOSING)

8:00 PM The Most Beautiful Days of My Life by Henry Barakat, 1974, 111′ | أجمل أيام حياتي لهنري بركات

All films are in Arabic without subtitles, except “The Black Jaguar” and “An Amateur” with English subtitles, and “Lebanon through Cinema” and “the Colossi” with French subtitles.

Tickets will be selling for 5,000L.L and a festival pass is available for 40,000L.L. You can check Metropolis Cinema’s website or page on Facebook for more information about the event.

June 12, 2012
Scrapbook: A month of Lebanese cinema

Metropolis cinema will be holding a cinematic event called “Scrapbook: A month of Lebanese cinema” featuring 8 independent Lebanese films to be screened over a period of 6 weeks (more like a month and a half actually) starting May 3rd with “Sector Zero” by Nadim Mishlawi.

Below is the film schedule as announced by Metropolis if you’re interested. Each film will be running daily for 2 weeks from their starting date.

May 3: Sector Zero
Dir. Nadim Mishlawi. 70mins. Lebanon and U.A.E. Arabic with English subtitles. A documentary and investigation into the derelict area of Quarantina and how it Lebanese collective memory. 3.00pm, 5.00p, 7.30pm, 10.00pm.

May 10: Gate #5
Dir. Simon El Habre. 84mins. Lebanon and U.A.E. Arabic with English subtitles. Ambitious and young Lebanese leave their villages and head to the exciting big cities during the 1960’s and 70’s. 2.30pm, 5.30pm, 8.00pm, 10.30pm.

May 17: The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni
Dir. Rania Stephan. 70mins. Lebanon. Arabic with English subtitles. In tribute to the famed Egyptian actress, this film documents Hosni’s life using archival footage from her films. 3.00pm, 5.00pm, 7.30pm.

May 24: My Father Is Still A Communist
Dir. Ahmad Ghosein. 32mins. Lebanon and U.A.E. Arabic with English subtitles. A son invents stories about his ‘war hero’ father, with the help of old cassette tapes and love letters written during the civil war. 4.15pm, 7.15pm, 9.45pm.

May 31: It’s All in Lebanon
Dir. Wissam Charaf. 62mins. Lebanon and U.A.E. Arabic with English subtitles. Lebanon’s struggle to rebuild the country and it’s survivors both physically and mentally after countless years of war and occupation. 2.30pm, 5.30pm, 8.00pm, 10.30pm.

May 31: Marcades
Dir Hady Zaccak. 68mins. Lebanon. Arabic with English subtitles. 60 years of Lebanese history are entwined with the German-Lebanese Marcedes’ family’s Mercedes Ponton. 3.00pm, 5.00pm, 7.30pm, 10.00pm.

June 14: Yamo
Dir. Rami Nihawi. 70mins. Lebanon. Arabic with English subtitles. A surreal dreamscape dealing with the problematic transience of memory and imagination. 3.00pm, 5.00pm, 7.30pm, 10.00pm.

June 14: Ok, Enough, Goodbye
Dir. Rania Attieh and Daniel Garcia. 93mins. Lebanon. Arabic with English subtitles. A Tripoli man is left with nothing but the comfort of the city when his elderly mother abruptly leaves him. 2.30pm, 5.30pm, 8.00pm, 10.30pm.

Tickets will be selling for 8,000 L.L. Student price is 5,000 L.L, and a Scrapbook pass is for 40,000 L.L

April 30, 2012