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Chronicle of a Disappearance

Play trailer Poster for Chronicle of a Disappearance Released Oct 31, 1997 1h 28m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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A Palestinian expatriate filmmaker (Elia Suleiman) documents the loss of national identity in Israel's Arab population.

Critics Reviews

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Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle Rated: 3/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Farah Cheded A Good Movie To Watch Absurdist comedy makes for unusual but powerful framing in this wry commentary on Palestinian identity Mar 17, 2024 Full Review Tomas Trussow The Lonely Film Critic 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. Rated: 4/5 May 28, 2019 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 4/5 Jul 17, 2005 Full Review Brandon Judell PopcornQ Rated: 4/5 May 28, 2003 Full Review Luanne Brown Chico Enterprise-Record Superb! Rated: 5/5 Aug 25, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member I'm sure whatever Suleiman is trying to say here is extremely important. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Beautiful and interesting. Sort of a Palestinian mixture of Cocteau and Godard : ) Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Another amazing film from Suleiman. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review 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