Leba**n's civil war ended a quarter of a century ago but its filmmakers remain fixated on this dark period, seeing their ****** as a kind of catharsis to help heal collective trauma. The latest example to hit the screens is "Mirath" ("Heritages") by French-Lebanese filmmaker Philippe Aractingi. Mingling fact and fiction, Aractingi shares with his children memories of the 1975-1990 war, his exile and his return home, a story to which most Lebanese can relate. "The Lebanese tend to deny the past and the war" that pitted Christian militias against Palestinian groups and their Lebanese Muslim and leftist allies, Aractingi told AFP.
07-30-2014, 11:44 AM
Films help Lebanese come to terms with dark past
Leba**n's civil war ended a quarter of a century ago but its filmmakers remain fixated on this dark period, seeing their ****** as a kind of catharsis to help heal collective trauma. The latest example to hit the screens is "Mirath" ("Heritages") by French-Lebanese filmmaker Philippe Aractingi. Mingling fact and fiction, Aractingi shares with his children memories of the 1975-1990 war, his exile and his return home, a story to which most Lebanese can relate. "The Lebanese tend to deny the past and the war" that pitted Christian militias against Palestinian groups and their Lebanese Muslim and leftist allies, Aractingi told AFP.
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