Beirut's Cinemas: The Silver Screen That Shaped a City
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Before the war, Beirut was the cinema capital of the Arab world. In this episode, Lucas and Luna trace the rise and fall of the city's movie palaces — from the silent-era Open Air Cinema in Martyrs' Square to the grand Rivoli and Empire that packed in crowds of Maronites, Sunnis, and Druze alike. They explore how cinema became a shared cultural space across sectarian lines, the golden age of Egyptian and French films that shaped Beirut's tastes, and the devastating impact of the 1975–1990 civil war, when bullets replaced projectors and the screens went dark. Along the way, they touch on the 1958 crisis, the rise of television, and the recent revival of historic theaters like the Empire. This episode offers a rare look at Lebanon's soft power and the everyday joys that survived amid the region's turbulence.
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