Elia Suleiman
Born July 28, 1960 (Age: 65)
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Nazareth, Israel
Biography
Elia Suleiman (Arabic: إيليا سليمان, IPA: [ˈʔiːlja sʊleːˈmaːn]; born 28 July 1960; Nazareth) is a Palestinian film director and actor. He is best known for the 2002 film Divine Intervention (Arabic: يد إلهية), a modern tragicomedy on living under occupation in Palestine which won the Jury Prize at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. Suleiman's cinematic style is often compared to that of Jacques Tati and Buster Keaton, for its poetic interplay between "burlesque and sobriety". He is married to Lebanese singer and actress Yasmine Hamdan.
Elia Suleiman (Arabic: إيليا سليمان, IPA: [ˈʔiːlja sʊleːˈmaːn]; born 28 July 1960; Nazareth) is a Palestinian film director and actor. He is best known for the 2002 film Divine Intervention (Arabic: يد إلهية), a modern tragicomedy on living under occupation in Palestine which won the Jury Prize at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. Suleiman's cinematic style is often compared to that of Jacques Tati and Buster Keaton, for its poetic interplay between "burlesque and sobriety". He is married to Lebanese singer and actress Yasmine Hamdan.
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Filmography
7 Days in Havana
2012
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as E.S. (segment "Diary of a Beginner")
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Age: 51
Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy
2012
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as Himself
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Age: 51
The Time That Remains
2009
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as E.S.
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Age: 49
The Court
2006
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as Cow-boy
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Age: 45
Divine Intervention
2002
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as E.S.
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Age: 41
The Arab Dream
1998
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as Himself
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Age: 37
War and Peace in Vesoul
1997
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as
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Age: 36
Chronicle of a Disappearance
1996
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as E.S.
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Age: 36
The Gulf War... What Next?
1993
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as
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Age: 32
Homage by Assassination
1992
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as E.S.
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Age: 31