Cate Blanchett & Nadine Labaki Send Messages Of Support To Beirut’s Metropolis Cinema As It Opens New Venue Against The Odds
deadline.comCate Blanchett and Nadine Labaki were among the stars sending messages of support for Beirut’s landmark arthouse Metropolis Cinema as it officially opened its new venue in the city’s port area of Mar Mikhael on Saturday.
The launch marks a new chapter in the cinema’s 18-year journey after being homeless for some four years, following its eviction from its previous home in the Empire-Sofil cinema in Achrafieh in 2020.
Its new location on a piece of temporarily donated land is situated directly across from the port where the catastrophic Beirut explosion occurred in 2020, killing at least 218 deaths, injuring another 7,000 people, and initially leaving 300,000 people homeless.
The new venue features two indoor cinemas, an outdoor cinema, and a green area with a café. Its cutting edge sustainable design is by architect Sophie Khayat, who has created the venue in such a way that it can be dismantled and moved to another site in the future if needs be.
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