Chronicle of a Disappearance
1996 · 88 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 925 VOTES · DIR. Elia Suleiman
Overview
Chronicle of a Disappearance unfolds in a series of seemingly unconnected cinematic tableaux, each of them focused on incidents or characters which seldom reappear later in the film. Among the many unrelated scenes, there is a Palestinian actress struggling to find an apartment in West Jerusalem, the owner of the Holy Land souvenir shop preparing merchandise for incoming Japanese tourists, a group of old women gossiping about their relatives, and an Israeli police van which screeches to a halt so several heavily armed soldiers can get off the car and urinate.
Dialogue Timeline — 499 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:17 Dhat Production Presents
00:04:14 sweet, beautiful eyes, she even owns a car.
00:05:26 She should die, that bitch.
00:09:35 He once had a tail...
00:12:29 For a woman, the voice of love
00:14:07 and no one is winning the war.
00:17:51 It's Oklahoma everywhere!
00:21:01 He's not your father?
00:29:42 At night, when I gazed at the hills from the monastery
00:31:17 At lunch, the lentils were full of black worms.
00:32:34 I'd sit on a bench and eat."
00:33:44 TEL AVIV - A STROLL ALONG THE BEACH
00:41:18 Everybody does here. It's an age-old problem.
00:42:42 until she marries, so her honor is safe.
00:44:06 Adan. I'm from the east of the city, if that tells you anything.
00:45:09 Wait, there's something you should know.
00:49:49 Now I'm busy. I'll call you back.
00:55:57 JERUSALEM - TO BE OR NOT TO BE
00:58:42 nylon curtains, a guy in pajamas, over.
01:01:10 How did it go with the square guy?
01:03:43 Incident at Solomon pools.
01:05:55 To Congo Units.
01:07:54 Sorrel calling One. Assignment report in six seconds.
01:14:07 I said: the beloved has deserted me
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed499
Dialogue density5.7 lines / min
First line00:00:17
Final line01:14:07
Production Record
DirectorElia Suleiman
LanguageArabic
IMDb votes925