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Cate Blanchett Lauds Metropolis Cinema Reopening in Beirut: “This Is a Remarkable Achievement”

The Hollywood Reporter
Story by Etan Vlessing
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Cate Blanchett celebrates the resilient reopening of Beirut's iconic Metropolis Cinema after years of economic and political turmoil in Lebanon.
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  • Renowned director Nadine Labaki hails the new venue as a 'refuge for dreams, aspirations and ideas' in the heart of Beirut's cultural scene.
  • The 18-year-old cinema had to shut down during Lebanon's 2019 economic crisis, then was destroyed in the 2020 Beirut port explosion, before finally reopening this weekend.
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Cate Blanchett, Nadine Labaki, Metropolis Cinema
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