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Jocelyne Saab

Jocelyne Saab

Known for DirectingBorn 1948-04-30Died 2019-01-07Beirut, Lebanon
Jocelyne Saab was a filmmaker and a photographer. She was born in 1948 and grew up in Beirut. In 1973, she became a war reporter in the Middle-East, covering the war of October for Magazine 52, the third television channel in France. In 1975 she directed her first feature film, a documentary released in Parisian cinemas: Lebanon in Turmoil, distributed by Pascale Dauman. She will then cover the Lebanese war for fifteen years, during which she directs almost thirty films, including Beirut, never again, broadcasted on France 2 in 1976, Letter from Beirut and Beirut, my city, broadcasted on France 3 between 1978 and 1982. In 1977 both Egypt, City of the Dead and The Sahara is not up for sale and were shot and released in Parisian cinemas. In 1981, she shots Iran, Utopia in the making on the days following the Iranian revolution, which received several international prizes. In 1998, she went to Vietnam and directed a documentary called The Lady of Saigon, which is awarded best French documentary by the French senate. It’s broadcasted on France 2, and in many international festivals.Read more

Movies & web series

Lebanese, Hostages of Their City10.0
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Lebanese, Hostages of Their City

1982 · Movie

Rejection Front10.0
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Rejection Front

1975 · Movie

For a Few Lives8.8
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For a Few Lives

1976 · Movie

Iran, Utopia on the Move8.5
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Iran, Utopia on the Move

1980 · Movie

Sahara Is Not for Sale8.5
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Sahara Is Not for Sale

1977 · Movie

Personal Drawing of a French Mercenary8.5
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Personal Drawing of a French Mercenary

1975 · Movie

Once Upon a Time in Beirut8.0
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Once Upon a Time in Beirut

1995 · Movie

Egypt, City of the Dead8.0
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Egypt, City of the Dead

1978 · Movie

The Ship of Exile7.8
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The Ship of Exile

1982 · Movie

South Lebanon: The Story of a Village Under Siege7.3
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South Lebanon: The Story of a Village Under Siege

1976 · Movie

Beirut, My City6.9
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Beirut, My City

1983 · Movie

A Letter from Beirut6.8
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A Letter from Beirut

1978 · Movie

Beirut, Never Again6.8
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Beirut, Never Again

1976 · Movie

The Razor's Edge6.4
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The Razor's Edge

1985 · Movie

Children of War6.4
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Children of War

1976 · Movie

Arab Camera6.0
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Arab Camera

1987 · Movie

Lebanon in a Whirlwind6.0
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Lebanon in a Whirlwind

1975 · Movie

Dunia5.1
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Dunia

2006 · Movie

Palestinian Women5.0
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Palestinian Women

1974 · Movie

My Name is Mei Shigenobu
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My Name is Mei Shigenobu

2018 · Movie

Imaginary Postcards
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Imaginary Postcards

2016 · Movie

One Dollar a Day
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One Dollar a Day

2016 · Movie

Gender Cafe
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Gender Cafe

2013 · Movie

What's Going On?
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What's Going On?

2009 · Movie

The Lady of Saigon
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The Lady of Saigon

1996 · Movie

Fertilization in Video
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Fertilization in Video

1991 · Movie

Les Almées, danseuses orientales
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Les Almées, danseuses orientales

1989 · Movie

La Tueuse
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La Tueuse

1988 · Movie

As Kineastas
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As Kineastas

1986 · Movie

The Architect of Louxor
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The Architect of Louxor

1986 · Movie

The Ghosts of Alexandria
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The Ghosts of Alexandria

1986 · Movie

La Croix des Pharaons
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La Croix des Pharaons

1986 · Movie

L’Amour d’Allah
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L’Amour d’Allah

1986 · Movie

Making of Nahla
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Making of Nahla

1979 · Movie

Les Palestiniens continuent
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Les Palestiniens continuent

1974 · Movie