Many of the posters now hang in private homes — and even in the nearby Cafe Kalei, where film enthusiasts sip espresso while gazing at the faces of iconic Lebanese singers Fairuz or a young Sabah. In 1965, UNESCO opened the Arab Cinema Center in Beirut, a regional hub for film in the Arab world and the first of its kind. He often sees the reaction in the faces of the people who watched the films in the cinemas or heard about them from their families.
Author: Diana Hodali
Published at: 2025-12-27 20:51:00
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