Skies of Lebanon

2020 [FRENCH]

Action / Comedy / Drama

3
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 67% · 11 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 67%
IMDb Rating 6.7/10 10 1267 1.3K

Plot summary

In the fifties, young Alice leaves her natal Swiss mountains for the sunny and vibrant shores of Beirut. She falls madly in love with Joseph, a quirky astrophysicist intent on sending the first Lebanese national into space. Alice quickly fits in among his relatives, but after years of bliss, the civil war threatens their Garden of Eden.

Director

Chloé Mazlo Photo
Chloé Mazlo

Top cast

Alba Rohrwacher Photo
Alba Rohrwacher as Alice Kamar
Wajdi Mouawad Photo
Wajdi Mouawad as Joseph Kamar
Fabrice Colson Photo
Fabrice Colson as L'employé de l'ambassade suisse
Darina Al Joundi Photo
Darina Al Joundi as Rima
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829.36 MB
1280*694
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles fr   us   es   ja   pl   pt   ru  
24 fps
1 hr 30 min
Seeds ...
1.66 GB
1920*1040
French 5.1
NR
Subtitles fr   us   es   ja   pl   pt   ru  
24 fps
1 hr 30 min
Seeds 5

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by martinpersson97 10 / 10

The calm before the storm

This very artistic, beautiful and finely put together drama is highly recommended for any lover of film, and eye opening overall for everyone I would say.The outbreak of war, and the suspense both leading up to and following it are depicted beautifully, by this incredible director, and utilizes some great actors with promising careers.It is so beautifully and authenticly written and depicts the sensations of dread and trying to lead om every day lives splendidly well.The cinematography, cutting and editing is incredible, and so is the shooting and imagery - all done in very artistic and metaphorical fashion.Very much a recommended film for film fans, as well as an important part of history that deserves to be showcased! True art.
Reviewed by andrewscate 8 / 10

Theatre and romance

The final night stars and the credits song won me! I felt the romance of the couple and the sensitive nature of the two: simple, educated, and in love with their country and landscape. The weaving of poetry, memory, animation and theatre distanced me as well as constructed me as spectator of the play. I was always reminded that I was the spectator with priviledge to a slice, like a memory through story of a life with letters and love. Also, the theatre set conatructed for me, the experience that remembering Lebanon before civil war for a couple was romantic, cheap, social and fun! The war reminded us of the meaninglessness and loss of lives, the disruption of lives chaotic and intimate. The flag figure, the 1950s-60s theatrical fashion; a female dressed like masquerade or at a costume ball open and welcoming to Alice in her as emerald cedar-coloured dress symbolic of the cedar tree "the roots" of Lebanon was playful and revealed also the issues within society:all players in the war demanding acknowledgement as Lebanese/Lebanon! Her appearance as friendly and then as pushed and manipulated symbolised without gore the hidden issues the country was facing after 1975.
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