Quad Cinema Hosts Screening of Cyril Aris' Lebanese Love Story "A Sad and Beautiful World"
Yesterday's bagel, baked twice. Familiar and a bit tough.
Summary
A film screening event at Quad Cinema in New York City featuring "A Sad and Beautiful World," a love story by writer/director Cyril Aris. The film follows Nino and Yasmina over three decades as they navigate passion, heartbreak, and an impossible choice between love and survival in Lebanon amid the country's tragedies. The event includes in-person discussions and Q&A sessions with the director on July 24 and July 26.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledIn this sweeping love story that spans three decades of passion, heartbreak, and hope, Nino and Yasmina find themselves drawn together by a magnetic relationship.
As they face an impossible choice between love and survival, they must decide if they want to build a family and chart a path to happiness in Lebanon, despite the tragedies ravaging the country.
In Person: Cyril Aris (Writer/Director)
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