Chronicle of a Disappearance


1h 28m 1996

Brief Synopsis

Told through a series of vignettes centered in and around Jerusalem, a look at how Israel's Arab population is dealing with its contantly shifting and waning national identity.

Film Details

Also Known As
Jerusalem Political Diary, Nazareth Personal Diary, Segell Ikhtifa
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1996
Production Company
Centre National Du Cinema
Distribution Company
Fox Lorber Home Video
Location
Jerusalem, Israel

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 28m

Synopsis

Told through a series of vignettes centered in and around Jerusalem, a look at how Israel's Arab population is dealing with its contantly shifting and waning national identity.

Film Details

Also Known As
Jerusalem Political Diary, Nazareth Personal Diary, Segell Ikhtifa
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1996
Production Company
Centre National Du Cinema
Distribution Company
Fox Lorber Home Video
Location
Jerusalem, Israel

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 28m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Feature directorial debut for Elia Suleiman.

Released in United States 1996 (Recipient of the Luigi De Laurentiis award for Best First Feature from the 1996 Venice Film Festival.)

Released in United States 1996 (Shown at Venice Film Festival (Window on Images) August 29 - September 9, 1996.)

Released in United States 1997 (Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 21 - April 6, 1997.)

Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 29 - February 9, 1997.)

Released in United States 1997 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 24 - May 8, 1997.)

Released in United States 1996

Released in United States 1997

Released in United States January 1997

Released in United States November 1996

Released in United States October 1997

Released in United States October 2000

Released in United States October 31, 1997

Released in United States on Video June 29, 1999

Released in United States Summer May 30, 1997

Recipient of a Special Jury Prize at the Seattle Film Festival's New Directors Showcase.

Recipient of the Luigi De Laurentiis award for Best First Feature from the 1996 Venice Film Festival.

Shown at Denver International Film Festival October 23-30, 1997.

Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (Films of Conflict and Resolution) October 11-15, 2000.

Shown at London Film Festival November 7-24, 1996.

Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 21 - April 6, 1997.

Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 29 - February 9, 1997.

Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 24 - May 8, 1997.

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (New Directors Showcase) May 15 - June 8, 1997.

Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Frontier) in Park City, Utah January 16-26, 1997.

Shown at Venice Film Festival (Window on Images) August 29 - September 9, 1996.

Released in United States January 1997 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Frontier) in Park City, Utah January 16-26, 1997.)

Released in United States on Video June 29, 1999

Released in United States Summer May 30, 1997

Released in United States October 1997 (Shown at Denver International Film Festival October 23-30, 1997.)

Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (New Directors Showcase) May 15 - June 8, 1997.)

Released in United States October 31, 1997 (Laemmle's Grande 4 Plex; Los Angeles)

Released in United States November 1996 (Shown at London Film Festival November 7-24, 1996.)

Released in United States October 2000 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (Films of Conflict and Resolution) October 11-15, 2000.)