Parisienne
The new film from Lebanese director Danielle Arbid follows a young Arab immigrant in Paris, whose encounters with three men reveal different facets of her new country, and of herself.
Danielle Arbid
Casts & Crew
Manal Issa
Vincent Lacoste
Paul Hamy
Damien Chapelle
Clara Ponsot
Bastien Bouillon
Dominique Blanc
India Hair
Also Directed by Danielle Arbid
A man and a woman are brought together by chance for several months. He is younger than she is, married, Russian, officially a diplomat stationed in Paris. She is a beautiful teacher and researcher, with her feet firmly on the ground. The film follows the evolution of their love, from the beginning to end.
A photo intended for a lover and never sent
By a miracle, on an autumn day at the 104-Cenquatre Paris, ten dancers came to show what they could do at the event "Fous de danse" initiated by Le Musée de la danse and Boris Charmatz. They looked exalted, unswervingly optimistic, fifteen years old and full of the sophisticated references of Street dance.
Archival footage of prim young girls alternates with darkened shots of men and women discussing their formative experiences and their fantasies. Their words and the visual representations create a highly poetic erotic tension.
A documentary about the legacy of civil war in Beirut.
Lina, a young girl in war-torn Beirut, finds an ally and friend in Sihan, her domineering aunt's maid. Sihan shows Lina what her life could be like, but tests the girl's limits when she asks her to help plot her escape from the city.
Inspired by the photographic travels of Antione d'Agata, Danielle Arbid's worldly drama follows a French photographer who travels the globe to seek out the most extreme experiences imaginable. Thomas is a fearless shutterbug who's always willing to put his life on the line for the sake of a good shot. Upon falling under the spell of an enigmatic old man named Fouad Saleh, the photographer travels to the Far East in hopes of uncovering the secrets of the man who can no longer recall his own past. As the photographer soon finds out, it's often the most innocent endeavors that yield the most profound and transformative results.