Around the Pink House
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Around the Pink House is a 1999
film co-directed by Joana Hadjithomas
and Khalil Joreige
. It was an international co-production between France
, Canada
and Lebanon
. It was Lebanon's official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the 72nd Academy Awards
, but did not manage to receive a nomination.
1999 in film
The year 1999 in film involved several noteworthy events and has been called "The Year That Changed Movies". Several significant feature films, including Stanley Kubrick's final film Eyes Wide Shut, Pedro Almodóvar's first Oscar-winning film All About My Mother, science fiction The Matrix, Deep...
film co-directed by Joana Hadjithomas
Joana Hadjithomas
Joana Hadjithomas is a Lebanese film director, screenwriter and producer. She often collaborates with Khalil Joreige. A Perfect Day is one of their most acclaimed films, and earned them the Don Quixote Award and the FIPRESCI Prize at the Locarno International Film Festival...
and Khalil Joreige
Khalil Joreige
Khalil Joreige is a Lebanese film director, screenwriter and producer. He often collaborates with Joana Hadjithomas. A Perfect Day is one of their most acclaimed films, and earned them the Don Quixote Award and the FIPRESCI Prize at the Locarno International Film Festival...
. It was an international co-production between France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
. It was Lebanon's official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the 72nd Academy Awards
72nd Academy Awards
The 72nd Academy Awards ceremony took place at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium, and was Billy Crystal's seventh time hosting the Awards. The ceremony attracted 46.53 million viewers, an audience 3.7% bigger than the previous ceremony.The Academy Awards ceremony was dominated by two films...
, but did not manage to receive a nomination.
Cast of characters
- Joseph Bou Nassar (Omar)
- Mireille Safa (Samia)
- Zeina Saab de Melero (Leyla)
- Hanane Abboud (Nawar)
- Maurice Maalouf (Jaber)
- Aline Aour