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The film festival flags are raised!
The 39th Jerusalem Film Festival begins this Thursday, July 21.
Over the next ten days, 150 Israeli, International, and classic films will be screened. Theater seats will be filled with local and international cinephiles. Award winning international producers, directors, actors, cinematographers, costume designers, and film students.
This blogger is getting ready. I don’t want to miss out on anything.
After a careful review of both the online schedule and the thick brochure (bad for trees, good for older bloggers:), I’ve designed a very tight schedule filled with all the films, events, programs, and workshops, that I plan to attend. Plan = Hope.
Yo’s Schedule
#gowithyo and join me at all, some or even one of the events. During the break, let’s grab a cup of coffee, and chat. Love to hear our feelings and analysis about the films.
Thursday, July 21
Triangle of Sadness
Time: 8:00 pm
Location: Sultan’s Pool: Hativat Yerushalayim St 1, Jerusalem
Film: Triangle of Sadness
Director: Ruben Östlund
Nationality: Sweden, Germany, France
Year: 2022
Language: English with Hebrew subtitles
Critical Acclaim: Winner at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.
Will filmmaker(s) be present? Yes, director Ruben Östlund
Synopsis: A cruise for the super-rich sinks thus leaving survivors, including a fashion model celebrity couple, trapped on an island.
Friday, July 22
Singin’ in the Rain
Time: 10:30 am
Location: Cinematheque 3
Film: Singin’ in the Rain
Directors: Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly
Nationality: USA
Year: 1952
Language: English with Hebrew subtitles
Synopsis: A silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.
Corsage
Time: 11:00 am
Location: Cinematheque 1
Film: Corsage
Director: Marie Kreutzer
Nationality: Austria, Luxembourg, Germany, France
Year: 2022
Language: French, English, Hungarian | Hebrew, English subtitles
Critical Acclaim: Cannes Film Festival
Synopsis: Empress Elizabeth of Austria is idolized for her beauty and renowned for inspiring fashion trends. However, in 1877, “Sissi” turned 40 and must fight to maintain her public image. While her role has been reduced against her wishes to purely performative, her hunger for knowledge and zest for life makes her more and more restless.
Holy Spider
Time: 1:45 pm
Location: Cinematheque 1
Film: Holy Spider
Director: Ali Abbasi
Countries of Origin: Denmark, Germany, Sweden, France
Year: 2022
Language: Persian with Hebrew and English subtitles.
Critical Acclaim: Recipient of the Best Actress Award at Cannes for Zar Amir Ebrahimi.
Will filmmaker(s) be present? Yes, producer Sol Bondy
Synopsis: A journalist descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad as she investigates the serial killings of sex workers by the so-called “Spider Killer,” who believes he is cleansing the streets of sinners.
Force Majeure
Time: 3:15 pm
Location: Cinematheque 1
Film: Force Majeure
Nationality: Sweden, France, Norway, Denmark
Year: 2014
Language: Swedish | Hebrew, English subtitles
Synopsis: A Swedish family travels to the French Alps to enjoy a few days of skiing and spend some precious time with each other. The sun is shining, and the slopes are spectacular but, during a lunch at a mountainside restaurant, an avalanche turns everything upside down.
The Accusation
Time: 5:00 pm
Location: Cinematheque 1
Film: The Accusation
Director: Yvan Attal
Nationality: France
Year: 2021
Language: French
Critical Acclaim: Recipient of the Best Actress Award at Cannes for Zar Amir Ebrahimi.
Will filmmaker(s) be present? Yes, director Yvan Attal and actors Charlotte Gainsbourg and Ben Attal
Synopsis:A young man is accused of raping a young woman. The two protagonists, their families, and friends will see their lives and faith torn to shreds in the public eye in the search for the truth. Based on Karine Tuil’s novel Les Choses humaines.
Motzei Shabbat, July 23, 2022
Our Music
Time: 10:15 pm
Location: Cinematheque 4
Film: Our Music
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Nationality: France and Switzerland
Year: 2004
Critical Acclaim: Recipient of the Best Actress Award at Cannes for Zar Amir Ebrahimi.
Synopsis:Jean-Luc Godard explores violence, media, and morality. In the first segment, Hell, authentic battle footage is intercut with scenes from war films. Next, in Purgatory, journalists Judith and Olga travel to Sarajevo for a lecture featuring renowned poets and writers. Finally, in Heaven, Olga strolls by an isolated lake inexplicably occupied by the U.S. military.
Sunday, July 24, 2022
Shorts Israeli Program 1
Time: 11:00 am
Location: Cinematheque 3
Special Highlight: God Child
Director: Daniel Dahan
Will filmmaker(s) be present? Yes! Director Daniel Dahan, and members of the team. Including the boom operator and assistant producer.
Synopsis: In the neglected house at the edge of the forest, a boy whose mother is coping with mental illness demands a cure from God. But the depression has its own divine source, and the boy struggles to keep his sanity in a world abandoned by God.
Dahan’s haunting narrative is brought to life by talented Israeli actress Dana Kabessa and newcomer child actor Daniel Barkai. Stunning visuals, shot by cinematographer Meitar Libi Flaum and listening to crisp, high-quality sound, recorded by the very talented Boom Operator. (Is there where I need to include a disclosure 🙂
Shorts Israeli Program 2
Time: 1:45 pm
Location: Cinematheque 3
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
Time: 4:30 pm
Location: Cinematheque 1
Film: Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
Director: Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine
Nationality: USA
Year: 2022
Language: English
Will filmmaker(s) be present? Yes! Directors Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine
Synopsis: This feature-length documentary explores the life of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn, Hallelujah.
Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen
Time: 7:15 pm
Location: Cinematheque 2
Film: Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen
Director: Daniel Raim
Nationality: USA
Year: 2022
Language: English
Will filmmaker(s) be present? Yes! Director Daniel Raim
Synopsis: A documentary about the making of the musical film Fiddler on the Roof (1971).
Monday, July 25
Barren
Time: 10:15 am
Location: Cinematheque 2
Film: Barren
Director: Mordechai Vardi
Nationality: Israel
Year: 2022
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
Synopsis:A childless young ultra orthodox couple faces a crisis after a traumatic treatment for barrenness. When the difference between good and bad is unclear, the family must deal with unresolved secrets that raise fundamental questions about religion and faith.
Emily the Criminal
Time: 1:45 pm
Location: Lev Smadar: Lloyd George St 4, Jerusalem
Film: Emily the Criminal
Director: John Patton Ford
Nationality: USA
Year: 2022
Language: English
Synopsis: Down on her luck and saddled with debt, Emily gets involved in a credit card scam that pulls her into the criminal underworld of Los Angeles, ultimately leading to deadly consequences.
Bernstein’s Wall
Time: 4:00 pm
Location: Lev Smadar
Film: Bernstein’s Wall
Director: Douglas Tirola
Nationality: USA
Year: 2021
Language: English
Synopsis:A complex look at one of the greatest figures in 20th century classical music, Leonard Bernstein, whose passion and creativity guided him well beyond the concert hall.
Final Cut
Time: 10:15 pm
Film: Final Cut
Director: Michel Hazanavicius
Nationality: France
Year: 2022
Language: French and Japanese with Hebrew and English subtitles
Synopsis:Things go badly for a small film crew shooting a low budget zombie movie when they are attacked by real zombies.
Tuesday, July 26
The Wizard of Oz
Time: 10:15 am
Location: Cinematheque 1
Film: The Wizard of Oz
Director: Victor Fleming
Nationality: USA
Year: 1939
Language: English
Synopsis: Dorothy Gale dreams of a land “somewhere over the rainbow,” and her dream comes true after a tornado rages through her hometown. Joined by her dog and a band of unlikely friends, Dorothy sets out to find the enigmatic Wizard of Oz.
The Mother and the Whore
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: Cinematheque 3
Film: The Mother and the Whore
Director: Jean Eustache
Nationality: France
Year: 1937
Language: French
Synopsis: This timeless 1973 masterpiece by Jean Eustache follows Alexandre, a young, idle dilettante who lives with his lover, Marie, and strolls around Paris’s Left Bank. One day, he meets Veronika, a young nurse. He begins an affair with Veronika without leaving Marie.
Involuntary
Time: 4:30 pm
Location: Cinematheque 4
Film: Involuntary
Director: Ruben Ostlund
Nationality: Sweden, France
Year: 2008
Language: Sweden and English
Will filmmaker(s) be present? Yes, director Ruben Ostlund
Synopsis: The consequences of putting one’s foot down – or failing to do so – are explored in several unrelated stories. Ruben Östlund’s second feature film.
The Experimental Cinema and Video Art Awards 2022
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Cinematheque 3
Director: Marcelle Tehila Bitton
Highlighted Film: Four scenes from BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S were taken apart and filmed again in Mea Shearim, Jerusalem. While sticking to the same storyboard, the work examines the new narrative, following the mechanisms of the local female Orthodox film industry, dealing with questions of glamour and values, gender and forgery, attribution, and belonging within political and socio-cultural systems.
One Fine Morning
Time: 10:00 pm
Location: Lev Smadar
Film: One Fine Morning
Director: Mia Hansen-Løve
Nationality: France
Year: 2022
Language: French with Hebrew and English subtitles
Critical Acclaim: Winner at the Cannes Film Festival
Synopsis: Sandra, a young mother who raises her daughter alone, pays regular visits to her sick father. While she and her family struggle to obtain the care he requires, Sandra reconnects with Clément, a friend she hasn’t seen in a while. Although he is in a relationship, the two begin a passionate affair.
Wednesday, July 27
Mamma Roma
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Cinematheque 3
Film: Mamma Roma
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Nationality: Italy
Year: 1962
Language: Italian
Synopsis:After many years of working on the streets, a middle-aged whore (Anna Magnani) saves money to buy an apartment and retires from prostitution. She brings her teenage son, Ettore, raised alone in the country, to live with her, and Ettore becomes her pride and joy. However, her past haunts her with tragic consequences.
Lynch/Oz
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: Cinematheque 2
Film: Lynch/Oz
Director: Alexandre O. Philippe
Nationality: USA
Year: 2022
Language: English
Synopsis:Victor Fleming’s 1939 film, THE WIZARD OF OZ, is one of David Lynch’s most enduring obsessions. A new documentary that goes over the rainbow to explore this Technicolor theme throughout Lynch’s work.
McEnroe
Time: 2:45 pm
Location: Cinematheque 3
Film: McEnroe
Director: Barney Douglas
Nationality: USA
Year: 2022
Language: English
Synopsis:Featuring never-before-seen footage and told by the man himself, MCENROE recalls the epic career of one of the most explosive sporting icons of all time, whose internal conflict drove him to the very top and nearly broke him at the same time.
Paws of Fury: the Legend of Hank
Time: 4:15 pm
Location: Cinematheque 1
Film: Paws of Fury: the Legend of Hank
Director: Rob Minkoff, Mark Koetsier, Chris Bailey
Nationality: USA, United Kingdom, China, Canada
Year: 2022
Language: English with Hebrew subtitles
Synopsis: A hard-on-his-luck hound, Hank finds himself in a town full of cats who need a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain’s plot to wipe their village off the map. With the help of a reluctant teacher, our underdog must assume the role of town samurai and team up with the villagers to save the day.
A Hole in the Moon
Time: 7:45 pm
Film: A Hole in the Moon
Director: Uri Zohar
Nationality: Israel
Year: 1964
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
Synopsis: A wild, zany parody of Israel in the early 1960s. Zohar is a new immigrant who opens a kiosk in the middle of nowhere. However, the absence of clients doesn’t deter Heffner from opening a competing business directly across the road. A new digital copy.
Thursday, July 28
Crimes of the Future
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: Cinematheque 1
Film: Crimes of the Future
Director: David Cronenberg
Nationality: Canada, United Kingdom, France
Year: 2022
Language: English
Synopsis: The body undergoes new transformations and mutations as the human species adapt to a synthetic environment. His partner Caprice (Léa Seydoux), and Saul Tenser (Viggo Mortensen), a celebrity performance artist, publicly showcase the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances.
Love According to Dalva
Time: 2:30 pm
Location: Cinematheque 3
Film: Love According to Dalva
Director: Emmanuelle Nicot
Nationality: France, Belgium
Year: 2022
Language: French with Hebrew and English subtitles
Synopsis: Twelve-year-old Dalva lives alone with her father. One evening, the police storms into their home and moves her into foster care. As Dalva befriends her new roommate Samia and social worker Jayden, she gradually understands that the love she shared with her father was not what she thought. With their help, Dalva will learn to become a child again.
The Square
Time: 3:45 pm
Location: Cinematheque 1
Film: The Square
Director: Ruben Östlund
Nationality: Sweden, Germany, France, Denmark
Year: 2017
Language: Swedish, English, Danish
Will filmmaker(s) be present? Yes, director Ruben Östlund
Synopsis: Christian is the respected curator of a contemporary art museum, a divorced but devoted father of two who supports good causes. His next show is “The Square,” an installation that invites passersby to practice altruism, reminding them of their role as responsible fellow human beings. But sometimes, it is difficult to live up to one’s ideals.
Je t’aime Ronit Elkabetz
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Cinematheque 3
Film: Je t’aime Ronit Elkabetz
Director: Moran Ifergan
Year: 2022
Language: French and Hebrew
Synopsis: An archival montage of late director Israeli and actress Ronit Elkabetz as told through the radical collection of her fabulous wardrobe. A cinematic essay about the power of cinema, the power of clothes, and one unforgettable woman standing for and embodying the most profound human desire for freedom and liberty.
Friday, July 29
Plaza Catedral
Time: 10:30 am
Location: Cinematheque 4
Film: Plaza Catedral
Director: Abner Benaim
Nationality: Panama, Mexico, Columbia
Year: 2021
Language: Spanish
Critical Acclaim: Oscar-shortlisted film
Will filmmaker(s) be present? Yes! Director Abner Benaim
Synopsis: Forty-two-year-old Alicia is a grief-stricken woman, a grief that has caused her to be estranged from society. Her world is turned upside down when a 14-year-old boy who looks after people’s cars stumbles into her house, bleeding.
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: Cinematheque 3
Film: Atash (Thirst)
Director: Tawfik Abu-Wael
Nationality: Israel, Palestinian Territories
Year: 2005
Language: Arabic
Synopsis: A family of five, their two goats and donkey live in the middle of nowhere far from their village home. They earn meager living by producing & selling charcoal, made from the surrounding trees. The father and son are the only ones who ever return to their native village. The Mother & two daughters have not left this place since the day they abandoned home, 10 years ago. One day the father decides to provide running water for the family by illegally diverting water onto their land. The three women recoil from the idea but the teenage son obeys submissively anything to be allowed to continue attending school. The water surging through the pipe parallels the surging resentment the family feels towards the father. He brought them to this place against their will and they know the reason they left their home is also the reason they can never return, but the newly free-flowing water on their land re-awakens the instinctive desire for freedom they have been repressing all these years.
The Cathedral
Time: 4:15 pm
Location: Cinematheque 3
Film: The Cathedral
Director: Ricky D’Ambrose
Nationality: USA
Year: 2021
Language: English and Italian with Hebrew subtitles
Critical Acclaim: The first feature by Ricky D’Ambrose, which premiered at the Venice and Sundance Festivals and marked him as an original, confident, and fascinating cinematic voice.
Synopsis: An only child’s meditative, impressionistic account of an American family’s rise and fall over two decades.
Sunday, July 31
The Partisan With The Leica Camera
Time: 3:00 pm
Location: Cinematheque 1
Film: The Partisan With The Leica Camera
Director: Ruth Walk
Synopsis: The story of Mundek Lukawiecki and his wife Hannah Bern, who fought the Nazis with the Polish partisans and hid in the forests. Mundek not only employed his bravery and cunning but also his Leica camera, giving us a rare glimpse into the life of the partisans.
Really Want to See – Doesn’t Fit Into Schedule
Three Thousand Years of Longing
What films are on your schedule?
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