In the 1950s, Alice leaves her native Swiss mountains for the vibrant shores of Beirut where she falls in love....
In the 1950s, Alice leaves her native Swiss mountains for the vibrant shores of Beirut where she falls in love. But the years of bliss become marred by the threat of civil war. This is the feature debut from writer-director Chloé Mazlo.
"Colorful, stop-motion animation and offbeat characters add whimsy to this drama limning the marriage between a Swiss woman and a Lebanese astrophysicist. Sparks fly when the European visitor meets the genial scientist in a Beirut café in the 1950s, the city becoming their home after they wed. But can that love survive when civil war breaks out 20 years later?" (San Francisco Film Festival)
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"Skies of Lebanon falters in its last 40 minutes or so, as Mazlo’s style and writing find their limitations..."
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Stuff
Stuff"Mazlo tells her tale with a genuine emotion and love for her characters which shines through in (this) visually enchanting film..."
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FilmInk
FilmInk"Illuminated by playful image-making (and) vivid production design... it is both modest and ambitious in its scale."
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SBS
SBSSkies of Lebanon | Details
- Rating
- PG, Mild themes and violence
- Runtime
- 91
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- France
