Lebanon
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War films are pernicious lies, says Lebanon director Samuel Maoz...acclaimed war film. Samuel Maoz's claustrophobic drama Lebanon won the Golden Lion, the top award at the Venice Film Festival, and has been one of the best received films at The Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival. Wendy Ide, The Times'... In this article: Lebanon, War films, Mel Gibson, Quentin Tarantino, The Times, Inglourious Basterds, Second World War, William Wallace, and London Film Festival |
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BBC | September 12, 2009
Top Venice award for Israeli film
...Venice award for Israeli film Lebanon was directed by Samuel Maoz The Israeli war film Lebanon has won the top award at the Venice Film Festival, the Golden Lion. The film, by director Samuel Maoz, is shot almost entirely inside an...
In this article: Venice Film Festival, Colin Firth, 1982 Invasion Of Lebanon, Mrs Thatcher, and Shirin Neshat
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | September 12, 2009
'Lebanon' by Israeli Samuel Maoz wins Golden Lion in Venice
'Lebanon' by Israeli Samuel Maoz wins Golden Lion in Venice "Lebanon" by Israeli Samuel Maoz, the story of the first Lebanon war told from inside an Israeli tank, won the Golden Lion at the Venice film festival Saturday. Colin Firth, star...
In this article: Tom Ford, Colin Firth, A Single Man, Mohammed Mossadegh, Venice Film Festival, and Gucci
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Kansas City Star | September 12, 2009
Israeli film on '82 Lebanon war wins Venice prize
Israeli film on '82 Lebanon war wins Venice prize VENICE, Italy Israeli film "Lebanon," about the 1982 conflict in that Middle East country, has won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival. </p><p>The festival jury announced the Golden...
In this article: Venice Film Festival and Middle East
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New Kerala | September 12, 2009
Israel's 'Lebanon' wins top prize at Venice Film Festival
Israel's 'Lebanon' wins top prize at Venice Film Festival Venice, Sep 13: Lebanon, a war drama by Israeli director Samuel Maoz, Saturday won the Golden Lion for best film at the Venice Film Festival. The film is set during the first day of...
In this article: Venice Film Festival, Michael Moore, Israel, US, Capitalism, Bankruptcy, Fatih Akin, and Tom Ford
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thestar.com | September 16, 2009
'Lebanon' overpowers protests
'Lebanon' overpowers protests Director Samuel Maoz holds the Golden Lion Best Film Award for 'Lebanon,' at the Venice Film Festival, Sept. 12, 2009. Just when pro-Palestinian activists are busy denouncing the Toronto International Film...
In this article: Tel Aviv, Israel, Venice Film Festival, Oscar, and First Lebanon War
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Miami Herald - Breaking News | September 21, 2009
Clarification: Lebanon-Israel story
...a six-month truce. "Lebanon," an Israeli film that recounts Israel's 1982 invasion of the Middle East country through the eyes of four soldiers in a tank, won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday. The festival jury...
In this article: Israel, Hamas, Claustrophobia, Katyusha rockets, Venice Film Festival, The Miami Herald, Hezbollah, and Ehud Barak
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Lebanon (pronounced: /en-US-Lebanon.ogg/ or IPA: /ˈlɛbənən|/; Arabic: لُبْنَان ; Liban), officially the Republic of Lebanon (Arabic: اَلْجُمْهُورِيَّة اَللُّبْنَانِيَّة ; French: République libanaise), is a country in Western Asia, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered by Syria to the north and east, and Israel to the south. Lebanon's location at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian hinterland has dictated its rich, sometimes violent history, and shaped its unique cultural identity of religious and ethnic diversity.
The earliest evidence of civilization in Lebanon dates back more than 7,000 years—predating recorded history. Lebanon was the historic home of the Phoenicians, a maritime culture that flourished for more than 3,000 years (3700-450 BC). Following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after World War I, the five provinces that comprise present-day Lebanon were mandated to France. Lebanon established a unique political system in 1942, known as confessionalism, a community-based power-sharing mechanism. It was created when the ruling French mandatory powers expanded the borders of the former autonomous Ottoman Mount Lebanon district that was mostly populated by Maronite Catholics and Druze. The country gained independence in 1943, and French troops withdrew in 1946.
- Name:
- Lebanon
- Conventional Long Name:
- Republic of Lebanon
- Local Name:
- République libanaise
- Capital:
- Beirut
- Language:
- Arabic , French, English, Armenian
- Arabic, French
- Largest City:
- Beirut
- Government type:
- Confessionalist, democratic, parliamentary republic
- Founding Date:
- November 26, 1941
- Formations:
- Recognized
- Area:
- 4,035
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $51.474 billion
- GDP (nominal):
- $31.298 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $8,132
- Time Zone:
- EET
- Currency:
- Lebanese pound
- Demonym:
- Lebanese
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- LBP
- Country Calling Code:
- 961
- ccTLD:
- .lb
- Anthem:
- Lebanese National Anthem
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