Elia Suleiman
Directing
Biography
Elia Suleiman (Arabic: إيليا سليمان, IPA: [ˈʔiːlja sʊleːˈmaːn]; born 28 July 1960; Nazareth) 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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Elia Suleiman
Bamako
2007
Filmography
Acting (15)
2019
It Must Be Heavenas E.S.
6.5
2013
6.4
2012
A Special Dayas Self
5.3
2012
7 Days in Havanaas E.S. (segment "Diary of a Beginner")
5.6
2012
Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boyas Himself
8.0
2009
The Time That Remainsas E.S.
7.3
2008
Criticas Self
7.9
2007
To Each His Own Cinemaas The filmmaker (segment "Irtebak")
6.4
2007
Bamakoas Cow-boy
7.1
2002
Divine Interventionas E.S.
6.6
1998
The Arab Dreamas Himself
10.0
1996
Chronicle of a Disappearanceas E.S.
6.6
9.0
1992
Homage by Assassinationas E.S.
10.0
Production & Directing (29)
2021
6.0
2019
It Must Be HeavenWriter
6.5
2019
It Must Be HeavenDirector
6.5
2019
It Must Be HeavenProducer
6.5
2013
Only Lovers Left AliveThanks
7.2
2012
7 Days in HavanaDirector
5.6
2009
The Time That RemainsDirector
7.3
2009
The Time That RemainsWriter
7.3
2009
The Time That RemainsProducer
7.3
2007
To Each His Own CinemaDirector
6.4
2002
Divine InterventionDirector
6.6
2002
Divine InterventionWriter
6.6
2002
Divine InterventionCo-Producer
6.6
2000
Cyber PalestineWriter
7.0
2000
Cyber PalestineDirector
7.0
1998
The Arab DreamCinematography
1998
The Arab DreamDirector
1998
The Arab DreamWriter
1997
War and Peace in VesoulDirector
10.0
1996
6.6
1996
Chronicle of a DisappearanceDirector
6.6
1996
Chronicle of a DisappearanceProducer
6.6
1993
The Gulf War... What Next?Director
9.0
1993
9.0
1992
Homage by AssassinationDirector
10.0
1992
Homage by AssassinationProducer
10.0
1992
Homage by AssassinationWriter
10.0
1990
7.8
1990
7.8