Michel Khleifi
Michel Khleifi (Arabic: ميشيل خليفي), born in 1950 in Nazareth, is a Palestinian (48-Palestinian) film writer, director and producer, presently based in Belgium.[1]
Khleifi emigrated to Belgium in 1970, where he studied television and theatre directing at the Institut National Supérieur des Arts du Spectacle (INSAS). After graduating from INSAS, he worked in Belgium television before turning to making his own films. He has directed and produced several documentary and feature films. He has received several awards, including the International Critics’ Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, the Golden Shell at San Sebastián International Film Festival and the André Cavens Award in 1987 for his film Wedding in Galilee. Khleifi currently teaches at INSAS.[2][3][4]
Haaretz referred to Khleifi as "a trailblazer in bringing the Palestinian perspective to world screens".[5]
Filmography
- Fertile Memory (1980)
- Ma'loul Celebrates its Destruction (1985)
- Wedding in Galilee (also known as Arabic عرس الجليل transliteration Urs al-Jalil (1987)
- Canticle of the Stones (1990)
- L'Ordre du Jour (1993)
- Tale of the Three Jewels (1995) [6]
- Route 181: Fragments of a Journey in Palestine-Israel (2003), in collaboration with Eyal Sivan
- Zindeeq (2009)
Awards
- International Critics Prize, Cannes and the André Cavens Award for Wedding in Galilee (1987)
- Special Jury Prize at Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival for Canticle of the Stones (1991)
- Mayor's Prize, at the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival for Route 181: Fragments of a Journey in Palestine-Israel (with Eyal Sivan) (2005)
- Muhr award for "Best Arab Feature Film" at the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) (2009)
References
- ^ "Biography". Michel Khleifi. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ Hijazi, Youssef (2004). "Film as a Political Work of Art". Qantara.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2004.
- ^ Rakha, Youssef. "Michel Khleifi: Looking for jewels". ahram.org. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008.
- ^ "Michel Kheifi profile". New York Times.
- ^ Kaplan Sommer, Allison (7 December 2018). "Arab village near Nazareth 'celebrates its destruction' right in the ruins". Haaretz. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ "Tale of the Three Jewels (1995)". Palestine Film Institute. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
External links
- Michel Khleifi at IMDb
Further reading
- Tim Kennedy, "Michel Kleifi: Filmmaker of Memory" in: Josef Gugler (ed.), Ten Arab Filmmakers: Political Dissent and Social Critique, Indiana University Press, 2015, ISBN 978-0-253-01644-7, pp. 52-74
- Gertz, Nurith; Khleifi, George (2008): Palestinian Cinema: Landscape, Trauma, and Memory, Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-22007-6. With:
- Chapter 3: About place and time: The Cinema of Michel Kheifi, pp. 74-100
- Dabashi, Hamid, and Said, Edward (preface) (2006): Dreams Of A Nation: On Palestinian Cinema, Verso Books, London, United Kingdom, ISBN 1-84467-088-0. With:
- Chapter 3: Michel Khleifi: From Reality to Fiction - From Poverty to Expression (pp. 45 -57)
- Chapter 4: Bashir Abu-Manneh: Towards Liberation: Michel Khleifi's Ma'loul and Canticle (pp. 58-69)
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- The Son of Amir Is Dead – Jean-Jacques Andrien (1976)
- In the Name of the Führer – Lydia Chagoll (1977)
- Les Rendez-vous d'Anna – Chantal Akerman (1978)
- Woman Between Wolf and Dog – André Delvaux (1979)
- My Name Is Anna Magnani – Chris Vermorcken (1980)
- Le Grand Paysage d'Alexis Droeven – Jean-Jacques Andrien (1981)
- Le Lit – Marion Hänsel (1982)
- Brussels by Night – Marc Didden (1983)
- Permeke – Patrick Conrad and Henri Storck (1985)
- The van Paemel Family – Paul Cammermans (1986)
- Wedding in Galilee – Michel Khleifi (1987)
- The Abyss – André Delvaux (1988)
- Wait Until Spring, Bandini – Dominique Deruddere (1989)
- Monsieur – Jean-Philippe Toussaint (1990)
- Toto the Hero – Jaco Van Dormael (1991)
- Man Bites Dog – Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel and Benoît Poelvoorde (1992)
- Just Friends – Marc-Henri Wajnberg (1993)
- The Sexual Life of the Belgians – Jan Bucquoy (1994)
- Manneken Pis – Frank Van Passel (1995)
- La Promesse – Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (1996)
- Gabriel's Dream – Anne Lévy-Morelle (1997)
- Rosie – Patrice Toye (1998)
- Rosetta – Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (1999)
- Lijmen/Het Been – Robbe De Hert (2000)
- No Man's Land – Danis Tanović (2001)
- The Son – Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (2002)
- On the Run / An Amazing Couple / After Life – Lucas Belvaux (2003)
- Gilles' Wife – Frédéric Fonteyne (2004)
- L'Enfant – Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (2005)
- The Only One – Geoffrey Enthoven (2006)
- Private Property – Joachim Lafosse (2007)
- Eldorado – Bouli Lanners (2008)
- Unspoken – Fien Troch (2009)
- Mr. Nobody – Jaco Van Dormael (2010)
- Bullhead – Michael R. Roskam (2011)
- Our Children – Joachim Lafosse (2012)
- Kid – Fien Troch (2013)
- Two Days, One Night – Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (2014)
- The Brand New Testament – Jaco Van Dormael (2015)
- After Love – Joachim Lafosse (2016)
- Home – Fien Troch (2017)
- Girl – Lukas Dhont (2018)
- Our Mothers – César Díaz (2019)
- Adoration – Fabrice Du Welz (2020)
- Playground – Laura Wandel (2021)
- Close – Lukas Dhont (2022)
- Love According to Dalva – Emmanuelle Nicot (2023)