Melodrama Habibi

Une Chanson dans la Tete - ميلودراما حبيبي
French Poster
Directed by	Hany Tamba
Produced by	Emmanuel Agneray Jérôme Bleitrach
Written by	Hany Tamba
Starring	Julia Kassar Patrick Chesnais Pierre Chammassian Joanna Moukarzel Pierrette Katrib Gabriel Yammine Lara Mattar Maggie Badawi
Music by	Khaled Mouzanar
Cinematography	Emmanuel Soyer
Distributed by	Haut et Court Films Distributions
Release date(s)	August 13, 2008 August 13, 2008
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Lebanon
Language	Arabic and French

Melodrama Habibi (Arabic:ميلودراما حبيبي, French: Une chanson dans la tête), the first feature film by Lebanese director Hany Tamba, is a 2008 Lebanese film. The film is set to be released on August 13, 2008 in France and Belgium.^[1]

Synopsis

Jamil, a rich business man in Lebanon, decides to bring a once famous French singer, Bruno Caprice, to his wife's birthday (Randa). Bruno, who was known namely for one song "Quand tu t'en vas" in the 70's, accepts the invitation and goes to Beirut. But things get complicated when Randa is kidnapped, and Jamil decides that the show must go on.

Cast and characters

• Julia Kassar as Randa Harfouche
• Patrick Chesnais as Bruno Caprice
• Pierrette Katrib as Nadine
• Gabriel Yammine as Cézar
• Lara Matar as Reem Harfouche and Randa when she was young
• Pierre Chammassian as Jamil Harfouche
• Maggie Badawi as Nadine's Mother
• Majdi Machmouchi as Nadine's Father
• Fadi Reaidy as the flight passenger and Madame Rose

See also

• After Shave an award winning short film by Hany Tamba.

References

1. ^ Haut et Court

External links

• Official page at Haut et Court (French)
• Trailer at Youtube
• Melodrama Habibi at the Internet Movie Database
• Showtimes in Lebanon on Cineklik