A still from Giuseppe Tornatore’s “Cinema Paradiso.” (Credit: Courtesy of Metropolis)
BEIRUT — “We’re trying to come up with something that is not necessarily very celebratory,” says Hania Mroueh, “just to mark the date.”It is late May, 2026. The Israeli military is killing civilians and razing properties in southern Lebanon. In a month’s time, Metropolis cinema plans to unveil how it will mark its 20th anniversary. Mroueh, the cinema’s founding director, is gracious but circumspect.Over two decades, Lebanon’s sole arthouse cinema has been a dynamic project. More from Jim Fathers, sons, and other sharks in 1970s Brazil: Inaugurating the Brazilian Film Festival in Beirut Opening as an exhibitor, Metropolis later launched programs dedicated to audience outreach and education, filmmaker training, film distribution and conservation. It has projected in three locations and, in the years-long lull between Metropolis 2.0...
BEIRUT — “We’re trying to come up with something that is not necessarily very celebratory,” says Hania Mroueh, “just to mark the date.”It is late May, 2026. The Israeli military is killing civilians and razing properties in southern Lebanon. In a month’s time, Metropolis cinema plans to unveil how it will mark its 20th anniversary. Mroueh, the cinema’s founding director, is gracious but circumspect.Over two decades, Lebanon’s sole arthouse cinema has been a dynamic project. More from Jim Fathers, sons, and other sharks in 1970s Brazil: Inaugurating the Brazilian Film Festival in Beirut Opening as an exhibitor, Metropolis later launched programs dedicated to audience outreach and education, filmmaker training, film distribution and conservation. It has projected in three locations and, in the years-long lull between...
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