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Chronicle of a Disappearance

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A Palestinian expatriate filmmaker (Elia Suleiman) documents the loss of national identity in Israel's Arab population.

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Farah Cheded A Good Movie To Watch 03/17/2024
Absurdist comedy makes for unusual but powerful framing in this wry commentary on Palestinian identity Go to Full Review
Tomas Trussow The Lonely Film Critic 05/28/2019
4/5
In its seemingly humble way, it's trying to build a truth that can be universally processed, and for that it continues to stand on its own. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/17/2005
4/5
Brandon Judell PopcornQ 05/28/2003
4/5
Luanne Brown Chico Enterprise-Record 08/25/2002
5/5
Superb! Go to Full Review
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08/26/2013 I'm sure whatever Suleiman is trying to say here is extremely important. See more 10/21/2008 Beautiful and interesting. Sort of a Palestinian mixture of Cocteau and Godard : ) See more 07/20/2008 Elia Suleiman is so abstract that this movie is really hard to follow, especially since I question some of the translation. At least he's pretty funny. See more 11/26/2007 Another amazing film from Suleiman. See more 11/23/2007 A quirky commentary on modern Palestinian life. I know little about Palestinian life or culture, so it was difficult to separate the satire from the reality. Showcases several interesting "keystone cops" scenes featuring the Israeli police. See more 09/16/2007 Suleiman's style is something I haven't encountered in any other contemporary films. Comparisions to Tati and Buster Keaton are accurate, but don't tell the whole truth. I saw the film at Sodankylä. I also attended the morning discussion with the director. It was extremely inspiring; for example, Suleiman has no formal education in films. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A Palestinian expatriate filmmaker (Elia Suleiman) documents the loss of national identity in Israel's Arab population.
Director
Elia Suleiman
Producer
Elia Suleiman, Assaf Amir
Screenwriter
Elia Suleiman
Distributor
International Film Circuit [us]
Production Co
Independent Television Series
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Arabic
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 31, 1997, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Jun 11, 2007
Runtime
1h 28m
Sound Mix
Stereo