Genres
Production Companies
CCT
Canal+ Horizons
Djinn House Productions
Mille et une productions
Around the Pink House (Autour de la maison rose)
Overview
One of the most popular Lebanese films of the late 1990s, Around the Pink House is a story that explores the changing urban landscape of Beirut after the Civil War. La maison rose (the pink house) is an old mansion in Beirut where the Nawfal family found shelter during the Civil War. Unfortunately for them, their immediate environment is rapidly changing, as many of the old shell-ridden buildings are being torn down and replaced by new construction projects. When Mattar, the owner of the pink house, decides to sell it to make room for a large commercial centre, the residents of the neighbourhood become divided between the shopkeepers and businessmen in favour of a different kind of modernity.
Key Crew
Director: Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige
Writer: Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige
Producer: Anne-Cécile Berthomeau, Edouard Berthomeau, Jean Dansereau, Anne-Cécil Mauriat, Édouard Mauriat
Director of Photography: Pierre David
