Beirut Is No Longer Never (1976)

Original title

Beyrouth, jamais plus

Directed by

Jocelyne Saab

Genre

documentary film

Country

Lebanon

Runtime

35 min

Rated

18

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

After a year of brutal war, the city of Beirut is split in two. The filmmaker walks through the streets while the militias are at rest and captures what remains of life in the city.

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What happens

Beyrouth, jamais plus est un documentaire français réalisé par Jocelyne Saab en 1976, au Liban. Après un an de conflit sanglant, Beyrouth est coupée en deux. Jocelyne Saab déambule dans la ville  à l’heure où les milices sont au repos, et filme de sa ville ce qui tente de survivre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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• More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.