Film archive, 1985

The Razor's Edge

Name: The Razor's Edge
Released: 1985
Duration: 103 min

Ghazl Al-Banat

Director Jocelyne Saab

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Overall

Set amid the Lebanese Civil War, Jocelyne Saab’s fiction feature debut, which centers on the unlikely bond formed between a fortysomething painter and a teenager who grew up in war-torn Beirut, is a striking meditation on humanity’s struggle in the face of unthinkable horror. Saab and cinematographer Claude La Rue capture a vibrant sense of precarious life and place in a disappearing city of ruin and rubble. Written with French screenwriter Gérard Brach, the film posits memory as a key to cultural and political resistance.

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Film details

Director: Jocelyne Saab
Country/Region: Argentina, Canada, France, Germany, Lebanon
Year: 1985
Length: 103min
Original language: Arabic

Director

Jocelyne Saab

A pioneer of Lebanese documentary filmmaking. Saab’s Beirut Trilogy is celebrated for its lyrical, poetic, and personal style, establishing her as a significant figure in essay films. Her works were featured in the 2019 WMWIFF Master in Focus program.

From Women Make Waves International Film Festival 2026, No. 33

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Director

Jocelyne Saab

Screenplay

Gérard Brach

Jocelyne Saab Samir Sayegh

Cinematography

Claude La Rue

Editing

Philippe Gosselet

Music

François Dompierre Siegfried Kessler

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The Razor's Edge (4K Restoration)Women Make Waves International Film Festival 2026, No. 33Wandering Women

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Women Make Waves International Film Festival, 2026Wandering Women, Official selection

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Director

Jocelyne Saab

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