Hikāyat al-jawāhir al-thalāth = Conte des trois diamants / Sindibad Films & Sourat Films présentent ; en collaboration avec BBC-TV [and others] ; une production de Omar Al-Qattan & Michel Khleifi ; scénario et dialogues, Michel Khleifi ; réalisation, Michel Khleifi.

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"Tells the story of twelve-year-old Yusef, who escapes from the chaos of the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict by looking for birds in the tranquil countryside. One day his hunt is interrupted by Aida, a ravishing gypsy girl from a nearby neighborhood. Yusef is immediately smitten, but when he de...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Sindibad Films (Firm)
Sourat Films
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service
Arab Film Distribution
Other Authors: Al-Qattan, Omar, 1964- = القطان: عمر
Khleifi, Michel = خليفي: ميشيل
Khouri, Makram = خوري: مكرم
Karaman, Bouschra = قرمان: بشرى
Bakri, Mohammed, 1953- = بكري: محمد
Fromont, Remon = عازربة: عابد
Troch, Ludo
Castro, Marie
Azariah, Abed
Language:Arabic
Hebrew
English
Language of the Original:
Arabic
Hebrew
Language and/or Writing System:
In Arabic and Hebrew, with English subtitles.
Published: [Seattle, Wash.] : Arab Film Distribution, [2008], ©2008.
Edition:Widescreen format.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Youth > Gaza Strip > Drama.
First loves > Gaza Strip > Drama.
Boys > Gaza Strip > Conduct of life > Drama.
Youth and violence > Gaza Strip > Drama.
Imagination > Drama.
Motion pictures > Palestine.
Boys > Conduct of life.
First loves.
Imagination.
Motion pictures.
Youth.
Youth and violence.
Gaza Strip > Drama.
Gaza Strip.
Middle East > Palestine.
Coming-of-age films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Coming-of-age films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Conte des trois diamants. [Parallel title]
Tale of the three jewels.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
"Tells the story of twelve-year-old Yusef, who escapes from the chaos of the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict by looking for birds in the tranquil countryside. One day his hunt is interrupted by Aida, a ravishing gypsy girl from a nearby neighborhood. Yusef is immediately smitten, but when he declares his intention of making Aida his bride, she says he must first find the three jewels missing from a necklace that was brought from South America by her grandfather. Yusef quickly formulates a plan to cross the sea in order to fulfill Aida's request and win her love"--Container.
Note:Title and credits also appear in Arabic.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1994.
Special features: trailers.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CS8 D0097314 VideoDVD
Audience:
Not rated.
Awards:Director's Fortnight, Cannes International Film Festival ; Winner, Golden Butterfly Isfahan Children Film Festival ; Grand Prix des Lyceens, Nantes Film Festival ; Critics Prize, Festival of Mediterranean Culture.
Credits:Director of photography, Raymond Fromont ; editing, Ludo Troch, Marie Castro ; music, Abed Azariah.
System Details:DVD-video; NTSC; widescreen.
Cast:
Makram Khouri, Bushra Qaraman, Mohammad Bakri.