Elia Suleiman

Elia Suleiman
إيليا سليمان
Born (1960-07-28) 28 July 1960 (age 64)
Nazareth, Israel
Occupation(s)Film director, actor
Years active1990–present
SpouseYasmine Hamdan

Elia Suleiman (Arabic: إيليا سليمان, IPA: [ˈʔiːlja sʊleːˈmaːn]; born 28 July 1960) is a Palestinian film director and actor.[1][2] 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".[3] He is married to Lebanese singer and actress Yasmine Hamdan.

  1. ^ "Elia Suleiman". European Graduate School. Archived from the original on January 22, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  2. ^ Byrnes, Paul (July 3, 2020). "It Must Be Heaven leaves us wondering in the best possible way". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "Elia Suleiman". Cannes Film Festival. Archived from the original on August 18, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2020.