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ENCOUNTER WITH A LOST LAND
Dir. Maryse Gargour / 2013 / 62 min

French citizens who lived in Palestine from the 1920s recall life before 1948 through previously unseen personal and diplomatic archives. Drawing on private and consular correspondences, rare audio-visual records, newspapers, diaries, and first-hand testimonies, Maryse Gargour (The Land Speaks Arabic, 2007) delivers a rich portrait of the cultural and social life of Mandate Palestine as experienced by French nationals – the sons and daughters of diplomats, priests, surgeons, and traders who lived in Palestine between the 1920s and 1950s. These rarely heard testimonies provide a unique perspective on cosmopolitan life in the wealthy urban centres of Jaffa, Jerusalem, and Bethlehem during the colonial era. 

Thanks to the Mirage City Cinema, SAF Art Spaces, Sharjah.
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