Elia Suleiman
4 films
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.
Where to Start with Elia Suleiman
Elia Suleiman appears in 4 drama films in the Pulse of Cinema catalogue. The highest Pulse-rated are The Time That Remains, Chronicle of a Disappearance, It Must Be Heaven, a strong place to start exploring Elia Suleiman's drama work.
