Solitaire
Solitaire (1991)

Solitaire

3/5
(29 votes)
8.0IMDb

Details

Cast

Awards

Alberta Film & Television Awards (AMPIA Awards) 1991


Rosie
Best Art Director
Best Editing

Genie Awards 1992


Genie
Best Music Score
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Keywords

Reviews

The story line is about a Lebanese mother who hates all Syrians, as a Syrian bomb killed her beloved brother years ago; her daughter is about to be engaged to a Syrian man. However, this story line is but the tip of the iceberg, and the movie is very much about the issues of honesty and communication within a family, and in relationships, and this makes it relevant to an audience all over the world.

Not worth watching nothing but racism. since when racism is funny!!?

They say if you pay solitaire your just lonely and don't have anyone to play a game or something with. Well you know what, I like solitaire especially computer solitaire because there's nothing to clean up.

I watched Mahbas/solitaire, I did laugh, but I am totally ambivalent about the movie... For a Lebanized version of "guess who's coming to dinner", I was expecting more...

It's no surprise that the Lebanese film industry continuously suffers from lackluster films, that come off as hollow, fake, and idiotic.From narratives attempting to be feminist and tackle the state of marriage in Beirut, to those that are Saturday Night Live sketches stretched out to form a 90-minute film, cinema in Lebanon has become shameful.

I was so moved by this movie and loved everything about it, story-line, concept, cinematography, music, acting، the whole production was amazing, I was so much into it, and it has so much reflection of our real life and circumstances, in a sarcastic way. It is a rare movie that succeeded on almost every level.

So, how can you tackle an issue as sensitive as deeply-rooted, conflict-induced bigotry racism while at the same time introducing a heart-warming work of art with love at its core? I don't know if director Sohpie Butrus had that in mind while making this movie, but whatever she was thinking, she surely translated right on the screen.

A Christmas reunion brings forth the memories of love, anger friendship and hatred. An amazing film.

Comments