La Nuit Du Verre d'Eau
Synopsis
1958, as the revolution rumbles on in Beirut, three sisters spend the summer on vacation in a remote village in the Lebanese mountains. There's Nada, the rebel, Eva, the romantic, and above all Layla, the eldest, well-liked by all. But that summer, the danger of the approaching war and the arrival of two French summer guests push Layla, the perfect mother and wife, to throw appearances to the wind and rebel against the patriarchal society that keeps her under control.
Selections & Awards
About the Author
Background
Born in Lebanon, Carlos Chahine left his native country in 1975 because of the war. After studying science, he discovered theater and entered the TNS school in Strasbourg, group 23. He went on to work under directors including Matthias Langhoff, Sylviu Purcarete, Alain Françon, etc.
It was thanks to the cinema, as an actor and director, that he can return to his native land. He has written and directed a family trilogy, La route du Nord a film about his father, Chekhov in Beirut, a documentary about theater and mother, and finally Le Fils du joueur, a film about children and the beginning of exile. La nuit du verre d'eau is his first feature film.
