Hania Mroue, founder of Metropolis Art Cinema, poses at the site of the theater’s new venue in Mar Mikhail, as it looked in mid-June, 2024. (Credit: João Sousa/L’Orient Today)
BEIRUT — “Metropolis closed in Jan. 2020,” recalls Hania Mroue. “The country was in crisis. It was a month before the pandemic lockdown. When we saw every cinema in the world closing down, we didn’t know if we’d be able to open again.Mroue says it...
BEIRUT — “Metropolis closed in Jan. 2020,” recalls Hania Mroue. “The country was in crisis. It was a month before the pandemic lockdown. When we saw every cinema in the world closing down, we didn’t know if we’d be able to open again.Mroue says it...