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MOTHER VALLEY / LA NUIT DU VERRE D’EAU

October 21, 2023 @ 10:00 am to approx. 12:30 pm

Lebanon, 1958. A civil war rages.
A young mother and model wife, Layla, spends the summer with her family in a remote village in the Christian mountains.
It’s wedding season but her two younger sisters, Eva and Nada, have no desire to follow in Layla’s footsteps by accepting an arranged marriage organized by their father, a broke feudal aristocrat.
This summer, an encounter with a French guy and his mother opens Layla’s eyes on her condition as a woman living in a patriarchal society, where female fates are decided by men – fathers, husbands, and even sons. For the first time ever, Layla suddenly stifles.
Genre: Drama / Historical
Run time: 83 min
Country: Lebanon
Language: French & Arabic w/English subtitles
Premiere:  West Coast Premiere
Director: Carlos Chahine
Writers: Tristan Benoît (collaboration) | Carlos Chahine (screenplay)
Producers: Chantal Fischer | Sabine Sidawi | Hannah Taïeb
Composer: Antonin Tardy
Cinematographer: Thomas Bataille
Principal Cast:  Marilyn Naaman, Antoine Merheb Tarb, Nathalie Baye, Pierre Rochefort
Distributor: france-tv distribution
Trailer: https://youtu.be/GOw0baYzN2g

Details

Date:
October 21, 2023
Time:
10:00 am to approx. 12:30 pm
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Venue

Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center
2300 E Baristo Road
Palm Springs, CA 92262 United States

Organizer

Desert Film Society
Email:
info@desertfilmsociety.com
Website:
www.desertfilmsociety.org