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Elie Suleiman (born 1960 in Nazareth ) is an Israeli Arab film director and actor .1He is best known for the 2002 film Divine Intervention ( Arabic : Yaddon Illaheyya ), a modern tragic comedy on living under occupation in the Palestinian territories which won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival .2Suleiman's other films include Chronicles of a Disappearance ( 1996 ) and Cyber Palestine ( 2000 ). v t e v t e3
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Elia Suleiman ( , born July 28, 1960 in Nazareth , Israel ), is a Palestinian-Israeli film director and actor . He is best known for the 2002 film Divine Intervention ( ), a modern tragic comedy on living under occupation in the Palestinian territories which won the Jury Prize at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival . Elia Suleiman's cinematic style is often compared to that of Jacques Tati and Buster Keaton , for its poetic interplay between "burlesque and sobriety".
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Elia Suleiman ( , ; born July 28, 1960) is a Palestinian film director and actor of Rûm Greek Orthodox origin. He is best known for the 2002 film Divine Intervention ( ), a modern tragic comedy on living under occupation in Palestine which won the Jury Prize at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival . Elia Suleiman's cinematic style is often compared to that of Jacques Tati and Buster Keaton , for its poetic interplay between "burlesque and sobriety". He is married to Lebanese singer and actress Yasmine Hamdan .(Biography, bibliography, photos and video lectures)" .
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Palestinian film director Elia Suleiman ( , ; born July 28, 1960) is a Palestinian - Israeli film director and actor of Rûm Greek Orthodox origin. He is best known for the 2002 film Divine Intervention ( ), a modern tragic comedy on living under occupation in Palestine which won the Jury Prize at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival . Elia Suleiman's cinematic style is often compared to that of Jacques Tati and Buster Keaton , for its poetic interplay between "burlesque and sobriety". He is married to Lebanese singer and actress Yasmine Hamdan . (Biography, bibliography, photos and video lectures)" .
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Palestinian film director Elia Suleiman ( , ; born 28 July 1960) is an Palestinian film director and actor of Greek Orthodox origin. He is best known for the 2002 film Divine Intervention ( ), a modern tragicomedy on living under occupation in Palestine which won the Jury Prize at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival . Suleiman's cinematic style is often compared to that of Jacques Tati and Buster Keaton , for its poetic interplay between "burlesque and sobriety". He is married to Lebanese singer and actress Yasmine Hamdan .
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Palestinian film director Elia Suleiman ( Arabic : إيليا سليمان , IPA: [ˈʔiːlja sʊleːˈmaːn] ; born 28 July 1960) is a Palestinian film director and actor. He is best known for the 2002 film Divine Intervention ( Arabic : يد إلهية ), a modern tragicomedy on living under occupation in Palestine which won the Jury Prize at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival . Suleiman's cinematic style is often compared to that of Jacques Tati and Buster Keaton , for its poetic interplay between "burlesque and sobriety". He is married to Lebanese singer and actress Yasmine Hamdan .
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palestinian film director and actor of greek orthodox origin
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palestinian film director and actor
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