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 | Lebanon – A Film Review |
 The emotional traumatic experiences of four young Israeli soldiers during the first 24 hours of the 1982 Lebanon War are the centerpiece of Samuel Maoz’s feature film “Lebanon.” Maoz based the film on his own experiences as a tank gunner during the war and centers the entire film on the events that occur in and around an Israeli war tank.
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;Posted by jewcentral on Saturday, July 31 @ 21:13:07 PDT
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| A Review of “Let It Rain” |
“Let
It Rain,” is the third film from Agnes
Jaoui, a French writer-director-actress and singer of Tunisian Jewish
descent. The film focuses on a
handful of characters who are connected to Agathe Villanova, played by
Jaoui. In the film, Agathe is a successful
author and feminist who is trying to get into politics. At
the beginning of the film, she
returns to her hometown in the South of France where she has to deal
with family
issues between herself and her sister as well as deal with two bumbling
documentary filmmakers, one of whom is her family’s maid’s son, who want
to
make a film about her. Through the
interconnectedness of these “flawed” characters, Jaoui is able to
explore
different types of relationships and how these characters see themselves
as
well as how they deal with different types of love. She
manages to balance heavy drama with light-hearted comedy
throughout the film and makes the viewing experience insightful and
entertaining.
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;Posted by jewcentral on Wednesday, July 07 @ 18:01:51 PDT
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| “For My Father” – A Film Review |
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What would you do in order to
clear your family’s name? How far
would you go? What would you
do if you changed your mind? These
are just some of the questions that Terek, a young Palestinian man, must
confront in the film “For My Father.”
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;Posted by jewcentral on Wednesday, February 03 @ 18:08:01 PST
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| A Different Tune – “The Wedding Song” Film Review |
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What
happens when you try to sustain an unlikely friendship of a teenaged Jewish
girl and a teenaged Muslim girl against the backdrop of Tunisia during World
War Two? Will the friendship last
despite the religious differences?
Will they both survive the war?
What will happen to their loved ones? One potential solution is brought to light in Karen Albou’s
film “The Wedding Song.”
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;Posted by jewcentral on Sunday, October 25 @ 08:10:52 PDT
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| A Modern Orthodox “Friends” |
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Just when you thought you’ve seen it all, Laizy Shapiro created a TV
show in Israel about single religious modern orthodox singles who live
in Jerusalem called “Srugim.” “Srugim” is one of the top rated TV
shows airing in Israel.
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;Posted by jewcentral on Tuesday, November 04 @ 18:35:58 PST
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| The Year My Parents Went on Vacation – a film review |
"The Year My Parents Went on Vacation" is a coming of age story by filmmaker Cao Hamburger that gives the viewer an enlightening look at the events in Brazil in 1970 through the eyes of Mauro, a twelve year old boy, who is consumed by soccer and Brazil’s world cup team. Mauro’s parents are on the run from Brazil’s government dictatorship. In order to keep him safe, his parents leave Mauro by his grandfather in the Sao Paulo district of Bom Retiro (a district known for its diverse communities living in harmony - including an orthodox Jewish community). Unbeknown to his parents, Mauro’s grandfather dies the day that Mauro arrives. Mauro is looked after by his grandfather’s neighbor an elderly orthodox Jewish man, who has a job in the local synagogue. Mauro is left in a strange community and district and must learn to survive on his own until his parents return for him.
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;Posted by jewcentral on Wednesday, January 02 @ 19:31:40 PST
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| Making Arrangements – a film review of "Arranged" |
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The age old question of how to find Mr. Right is the basis of the film
"Arranged" by Stefan Schaefer, Diane Crespo, and Yuta Silverman. What
makes this film different than all of the other romantic comedies or
dramas that explore this theme is the unconventional two central
characters in the film – an orthodox Jewish woman and a devoted Muslim
woman from Syria. The filmmakers take a bold leap by exploring this
common theme within two traditional cultures that are rarely depicted
on film together.
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;Posted by jewcentral on Wednesday, January 02 @ 19:25:28 PST
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| Primo Levi’s Journey – a film review |
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Primo Levi’s Journey is a new documentary about the path Primo Levi took through Europe once
he was liberated from Auschwitz. The documentary uses voice over
narration from Primo Levi’s book "The Truce" (about his eight-month
journey to Italy via various locations in Europe after being liberated
from Auschwitz) over modern day footage of the locations that he wrote
about. The viewer gains some insight about these locations and what has
happened to them since World War II.
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;Posted by jewcentral on Wednesday, September 19 @ 18:29:53 PDT
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| "The Bubble" – an Eyton Fox film |
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"Love, Love Tel Aviv" is the slogan on the T-shirt designed by Lulu
that is worn by most of the main characters in Eyton Fox’s latest film,
"The Bubble." The T-shirt depicts the yearning for peace, sensitivity,
tolerance, and freedom of four young people who live in and around Tel
Aviv. The film tries to depict how three Israelis (Lulu, Noam, and
Yali) and one Palestinian (Ashraf) try to lead normal lives in Tel Aviv
(their bubble) while intolerance and hatred brew around them.
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;Posted by jewcentral on Monday, September 10 @ 06:37:51 PDT
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| A Night to Remember |
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One question that is asked at the Passover Seder is "Why is
this night different from all other nights?" For Hannah that question is asked
and answered during a Passover Seder when she is taken on a time traveling
adventure back to a small town in Poland where her cousin Rivkah/Eva lives.
After spending an insightful day with her cousin, she is caught off guard when
the Nazi’s invade and take the townspeople to an SS Camp in the adaptation of
"The Devil’s Arithmetic."
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;Posted by schertok on Wednesday, August 01 @ 00:00:00 PDT
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