Lebanon... Imprisoned Splendour
{{short description|1996 documentary film}}
{{More citations needed|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Lebanon... Imprisoned Splendour (Film)
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| director = Daizy Gedeon
| writer = Daizy Gedeon
| producer = Daizy Gedeon
| starring = Daizy Gedeon
Omar Sharif
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| released = {{Film date|df=y|1996}}
| runtime = 61 minutes
| country = Lebanon
| language = Lebanese Arabic
| budget =
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Lebanon... Imprisoned Splendour;{{Cite web|title=Lebanon...Imprisoned Splendour (1996) – The Screen Guide – Screen Australia|url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/lebanon---imprisoned-splendour-1996/10676/|access-date=2020-10-21|website=www.screenaustralia.gov.au}}{{Cite web|title=Lebanon Imprisoned Splendour (1995)|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b801dce64|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022102255/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b801dce64|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 22, 2020|access-date=2020-10-21|website=BFI|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Thomas|first=Kevin|date=1997-09-25|title=A Tribute to the People of Lebanon|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-sep-25-ca-35779-story.html|access-date=2020-10-21|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}{{Cite book|last=Kurosawa|first=Susan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ad6N__zxUDkC&q=lebanon+imprisoned+splendour+daizy+gedeon&pg=PT140|title=Places In the Heart: Thirty prominent Australians reveal their special corners of the world|date=2012-03-01|publisher=Hachette Australia|isbn=978-0-7336-2894-8|language=en}} is a documentary film written and produced by Daizy Gedeon, covering Lebanon and its history. In the film, several political figures were interviewed by Gedeon, including Jean Obeid, Samir Geagea, Amine Gemayel and Walid Jumblatt.{{Cite journal|last=Vandenberg|first=John|date=September 1997|title="Lebanon.Imprisoned Splendour" Holds Official U.S. Premiere|url=https://www.questia.com/magazine/1P3-509421371/lebanon-imprisoned-splendour-holds-official-u-s|journal=Washington Report on Middle East Affairs|volume=XI|issue=2|via=}}{{dl|date=July 2021}} The film also stars Egyptian-Lebanese actor Omar Sharif.
Lebanon... Imprisoned Splendour won several awards including the 1996 Silver Screen Award at the US International Film & Video Festival.{{Cite web|url=https://www.questia.com/magazine/1P3-509421371/lebanon-imprisoned-splendour-holds-official-u-s|title=""Lebanon.Imprisoned Splendour" Holds Official U.S. Premiere" by Vandenberg, John – Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Vol. XI, Issue 2, September 1997|via=|url-access=}}{{dl|date=July 2021}}
Cast
Awards
class="wikitable"
! Award/Festival ! Category ! Winner/Nominee ! Won |
US International Film & Video Festival
|Silver Screen |{{won}} |
Kahlil Gibran
|Literary Award |{{won}} |
Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission
|High Commendation |{{won}} |
Boston Film Festival
|Best of the Shorts |{{won}} |
Museum of Sydney
| "Our eternal search for a homeland" |{{-}} |
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://lebanonimprisonedsplendour.com/}}
- {{IMDb title|0239555|Lebanon... Imprisoned Splendour|}}