Chronicle of a Disappearance (1996)
- Original title
- سجل اختفاء
- Directed by
- Elia Suleiman
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Palestine
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rated
- 10
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 25 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.
How it feels
Elia Suleiman plays himself returning to Israel and the West Bank after a long absence. The film strings together loosely connected vignettes and sketches that capture feelings of restlessness and uncertainty about Palestinian statelessness.
meditativeepisodicrestlessquietly absurdcontemplativemelancholicdisjointedobservational
What happens
Chronicle of a Disappearance (Arabic: سجل اختفاء) is a 1996 drama film by Palestinian director and actor Elia Suleiman. Suleiman stars in the film along with his family members, his relatives, and other non-actors. Dhat Productions produced the film. The film features no real storyline or character arc. Suleiman plays himself returning to Israel and the West Bank after a long absence which is followed by a series of barely connected vignettes and sketches, which are intended to convey the feelings of restlessness and uncertainty from Palestinian statelessness. The film's tone varies through these scenes such as "Nazareth Personal Diary", which has a light and domestic tone, and "Jerusalem Political Diary", which has a more ideological tone. Chronicle of a Disappearance was Suleiman's first feature film. It has received international critical acclaim and was shown at the 1996 Venice Film Festival, where it won the award for Best First Film Prize. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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