Eliane Raheb meets Miguel Alonso by a chance encounter while working in Spain. Unknowingly, she sets up for a bittersweet relationship that sees the Lebanese documentarian take on a role of moderator cum councillor to the volatile titular character of her latest documentary. Eliane is known for tackling Lebanese cultural issues with a ferocity unmatched, using documentaries to ‘unravel Lebanon’s past’, and in her latest offering, she reaches into her toolkit once more, diving into the turbulent life of the man formerly known as Michel Jelelaty.
Miguel’s War is screening at the Arab Film Festival
A whimsical history lesson kickstarts the documentary with its evocative art pop-inspired animated sequences, a product of Fadi El Samra’s creative genius. It sets the scene with a beguiling lecture on Lebanon and its relationship with neighboring Syria and Israel- a complex and oftentimes turbulent one. Much like the life of Miguel Alonso,...
Miguel’s War is screening at the Arab Film Festival
A whimsical history lesson kickstarts the documentary with its evocative art pop-inspired animated sequences, a product of Fadi El Samra’s creative genius. It sets the scene with a beguiling lecture on Lebanon and its relationship with neighboring Syria and Israel- a complex and oftentimes turbulent one. Much like the life of Miguel Alonso,...
- 11/13/2022
- by Leon Overee
- AsianMoviePulse
Eliane Raheb’s documentaries stress that stories are never black and white, and what people say may be an unconscious reflection of what they want their interlocutor to believe rather than what is factually true. With “Miguel’s War” she goes one step further, diving headfirst into the role of prodding psychologist to coax out a heap of repression from her subject, a gay Lebanese man self-exiled in Spain who’s spent his adult life keeping everything buried. , and with humor, honesty and a common humanity it can be brought into the open for potential healing.
In “Those Who Remain,” the director was heard but not really seen; in “Miguel’s War” she’s very much a part of the action as she takes Michel Jelelaty on a journey through his psyche via a variety of creative means, from simple conversations to casting calls in which actors play his parents’ roles.
In “Those Who Remain,” the director was heard but not really seen; in “Miguel’s War” she’s very much a part of the action as she takes Michel Jelelaty on a journey through his psyche via a variety of creative means, from simple conversations to casting calls in which actors play his parents’ roles.
- 3/12/2021
- by Jay Weissberg
- Variety Film + TV
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