Metropolis Cinema

07/08/2026

Umrao Jaan | Wednesday 12 August - 20.00

As the sun sets, step into the enchanting world of Umrao Jaan. 💫

Experience the breathtaking beauty of its restored version on the big screen, beneath the stars, just as classic cinema deserves to be seen.
At the heart of Umrao Jaan lies one of the most treasured musical scores in Indian cinema.

Blending the elegance of classical Hindustani music with the intimacy of the ghazal tradition, every song is woven seamlessly into the story, not as an interlude, but as an expression of longing, love, memory, and loss. From the haunting beauty of Dil Cheez Kya Hai to the quiet melancholy of In Aankhon Ki Masti and Yeh Kya Jagah Hai Doston, each composition has become timeless in its own right.

Ticket price : 500.000 LBP

Student price (only sold at the cinema): 400.000 LBP

Available at:
• Metropolis Cinema – Box Office ( opens daily starting 4.00 PM)
• Antoine Ticketing – All Branches & Online

07/08/2026

Winner of four National Film Awards, including Best Actress, Best Art Direction, Best Music Direction, and Best Female Playback Singer, Umrao Jaan (1981) remains one of the defining masterpieces of Indian cinema.

Directed by Muzaffar Ali and adapted from Mirza Hadi Ruswa’s celebrated Urdu novel Umrao Jaan Ada, the film follows the life of a renowned Lucknow courtesan and poet against the backdrop of 1857 Awadh. Brought to life through Rekha’s unforgettable performance, Khayyam’s timeless music, Shahryar’s evocative poetry, and exquisite production design, Umrao Jaan is both a cinematic classic and a poignant tribute to Awadhi culture.

Screening in its restored copy

In Hindi and Urdu with English subtitles.

Wednesday 12 August at 8.00 PM
Ticket price : 500.000 LBP

Student price (only sold at the cinema): 400.000 LBP

Available at:
• Metropolis Cinema – Box Office ( opens daily starting 4.00 PM)
• Antoine Ticketing – All Branches & Online

06/08/2026

Nominated for the Grand Prix at the 1953 Cannes Film Festival and for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay in 1956, Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot (Mr. Hulot’s Holiday, 1953) follows the eccentric Monsieur Hulot as he arrives at a quiet seaside resort for his summer vacation. His good intentions and absent-minded charm set off a chain of misunderstandings and comic mishaps that ripple through the lives of fellow holidaymakers. From tennis matches and canoe rides to dinners at the hotel and leisurely afternoons on the beach, each seemingly ordinary moment becomes an exquisitely staged comic set piece.

Screening in its restored copy
In French with English subtitles

Tuesday 11 August at 20.00

Ticket price: 500,000 LBP

Tickets available at the Metropolis Cinema box office, all Librairie Antoine branches, and via AntoineTicketing.com. Student tickets (400.000 LBP) are available exclusively at the cinema box office.

This film cycle is part of our celebration of European cinema throughout this year, which marks the 30th anniversary of the European Film Festival in Lebanon. The European Film Festival is organised by the Delegation of the European Union to Lebanon, in partnership with the Metropolis Cinema Association and in cooperation with the European Union Member States

05/08/2026

A full house, an open sky, and the timeless magic of Les Parapluies de Cherbourg. ✨

Our first outdoor screening of Cinema of Love was everything we hoped it would be, filled with music, color, emotion, and so many of you.
Thank you for making this screening so special. Here’s to many more evenings of cinema under the stars.

05/08/2026

No one staged everyday life quite like Jacques Tati.

With Jour de Fête, his first feature, a village fair becomes a playground, a bicycle becomes choreography, and a simple postal round becomes one of the great comedies of postwar French cinema.

Monday 10 August at 20:00

Ticket price: 500,000 LBP

Tickets available at the Metropolis Cinema box office, all Librairie Antoine branches, and via AntoineTicketing.com. Student tickets (400.000 LBP) are available exclusively at the cinema box office.

05/08/2026

Our weekly program is packed with exciting films—check out what’s on now and what’s coming through until August 12

Visit our website to view daily showtimes

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⚠️ Please note: Our schedule is subject to change, so be sure to double-check the latest updates on our website before your visit.

See you at the cinema!

  ‎‏‎يعرض الآن في سينما متروبوليس ولغاية 12 من آب. 

‎‏‎ البرنامج قد يخضع للتغيير، لذا يُرجى التأكد من التحديثات الأخيرة عبر موقعنا الإلكتروني قبل زيارتكم.

‎‏‎نراكم في السينما! 🍿✨

03/08/2026

À l’occasion de la commémoration du 4 août, Metropolis Cinema organise deux projections exclusives du documentaire « 4 Août, anatomie d’une catastrophe annoncée », produit et réalisé par L’Orient-Le Jour.

Les projections auront lieu les 6 et 7 août 2026 à 18 h, au cinéma Metropolis, à Mar Mikhaël.

Prix du ticket : 500 000 LBP.

Synopsis:

Le 4 août 2020, 2 750 tonnes de nitrate d’ammonium explosent dans le port de Beyrouth, tuant plus de 235 personnes et dévastant un tiers de la capitale. Comment une telle tragédie a-t-elle pu se produire ? Alors que l’enquête judiciaire reste entravée, journalistes, chercheurs et citoyens ont mené une contre-enquête pour reconstituer les faits et briser l’omerta.

Ce documentaire rassemble, pour la première fois, leurs révélations. En remontant le fil des événements, il retrace l’arrivée du nitrate d’ammonium à Beyrouth, met en lumière les responsabilités et les nombreuses alertes ignorées par les autorités, et explore les mécanismes d’une impunité qui perdure. Un film porté par la quête de vérité et le refus de l’oubli.

En français et anglais avec sous-titres anglais.

03/08/2026

03/08/2026

LAST SHOWS | Do You Love Me by Lana Daher

Monday August 3 at 20.00
Thursday August 6 at 20.00

An immersive journey through 70 years of images and sounds from Lebanon. Exploring the collective psyche of Beirut, marked by beauty, trauma, joy, and forgetting.

Do You Love Me is a personal journey through Lebanon’s audiovisual memory, composed entirely of archival footage. It is a love letter to Beirut, spanning 70 years of film, TV, home videos, and photography, exploring the Lebanese collective psyche marked by joy and intimacy, destruction and loss. Through the eyes of citizens, filmmakers, and artists, the film reconstructs a fragmented history in a country without a national archive, celebrating creative expression as both resistance, renewal, and a means to preserve memory.

01/08/2026

Winner of the Best Screenplay Award at the 1949 Venice Film Festival, Jour de fête was described by The New York Times as « a small comic masterpiece.»

With Jour de fête, Jacques Tati made a dazzling feature debut, introducing the meticulous visual comedy and gentle observation that would define one of cinema’s most influential filmmakers. Set in a sleepy French village during its annual fair, the film follows postman François, whose attempt to emulate the speed and efficiency of the American postal service turns an ordinary mail route into an unforgettable comic adventure.

Presented in a beautifully restored print, Jour de fête is an enduring masterpiece of visual storytelling, playful, inventive, and a testament to Tati’s extraordinary ability to find humor in the rhythms of everyday life.

📅 August 10 at 20:00

🎟️ Tickets: 500,000 LBP

Available at the Metropolis Cinema box office, all Librairie Antoine branches, and via AntoineTicketing.com.

Student tickets are available exclusively at the cinema box office.

This film cycle is part of our celebration of European cinema throughout this year, which marks the 30th anniversary of the European Film Festival in Lebanon. The European Film Festival is organised by the Delegation of the European Union to Lebanon, in partnership with the Metropolis Cinema Association and in cooperation with the European Union Member States.

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