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    The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni

    Rania STEPHAN 2012 Lebanon Documentary color 70min Arabic DigiBeta
    Soad Hosni is known as the "Cinderella of Egyptian cinema" and one of the most influential actresses in the Middle East. She ascended to stardom in the end of the 1950s, performing in more than 83 films
    from 1960s to 1990s. She is also infamous for her love affairs and many marriages which always ended in failure and divorce. Hosni died in London, England in 2001. This occurred after she was thrown
    off her balcony. The film is a rapturous elegy to a rich era of film production in Egypt, lapsed today, through one of its most revered actress, embodied the modern Arab woman in her complexity and
    paradoxes. Pieced exclusively from VHS footage of films starring Soad Hosni, the film is constructed as a tragedy in three acts where the actress tells her dreamed life story. Irreverent, playful,
    marvelous, and serious, the film proposes a singular rewriting of a golden period of Egyptian cinema, enacted by an exceptional artist,tragic star, symbol of modern Arab womanhood.

    Director

    Rania STEPHAN

    Born in Beirut, Lebanon, she graduated in Cinema Studies from Latrobe University in Melbourne and from Paris VIII University. Her career in film production has been long and diverse. She has worked as first assistant with renown filmmakers including Simone Bitton and Elia Suleiman and as a camera person and editor. Her work ranges from raw documentaries to creative videos. The film is her first feature film.

    Director's Statement ▾

    Rania STEPHAN

    2005 Wastelands
    2006 Lebanon/War
    2009 Damage: For Gaza, the Land of Sad Oranges
    2012《消失的巨星：索雅德霍斯妮》The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni

    Director & Screenplay & Editing/ Rania STEPHAN Mixing/ Rana EID Graphic Design/ May GAYBEH info@jounfilms.com
    Cast/ Soad HOSNI Language/ Arabic

    info@jounfilms.com

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