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Historia Shel Hakolnoah Israeli (2009) Online

Historia Shel Hakolnoah Israeli (2009) Online
Original Title :
Historia Shel Hakolnoah Israeli
Genre :
Movie / Documentary
Year :
2009
Directror :
Raphaël Nadjari
Cast :
Naftali Alter,Mohammad Bakri,Haim Bouzaglo
Type :
Movie
Time :
3h 28min
Rating :
7.5/10
Historia Shel Hakolnoah Israeli (2009) Online

The first 1933 - 1978 starts with the Zionist movement and ends with the first re-visitation of that history. The second 1978 - 2005 starts at the beginning of the political wave until the more recent personal cinema. However chronological, both episodes cover most of the genres, themes and periods of Israeli cinema - from the beginning of the Zionist Mouvement to the most personal stories - from commercial to politically engaged directors, from the local to the universal. A HISTORY OF ISRAELI CINEMA tells the story of the building of a gaze on a society torn by ethnics, religious, and political conflicts. It attempts to understand, to denounce or to explore this complex subjects, always searching for the right ethic, the right form: to explore or transform its own definition and its place in the world.
Credited cast:
Naftali Alter Naftali Alter
Mohammad Bakri Mohammad Bakri - (as Mohammed Bakri)
Haim Bouzaglo Haim Bouzaglo
Joseph Cedar Joseph Cedar
Salim Dau Salim Dau
Nissim Dayan Nissim Dayan
Shmulik Duvdevani Shmulik Duvdevani
Ronit Elkabetz Ronit Elkabetz
Nurit Gertz Nurit Gertz
Amos Gitai Amos Gitai
Menahem Golan Menahem Golan
Eitan Green Eitan Green
Amir Harel Amir Harel
Avraham Heffner Avraham Heffner
Nachman Ingber Nachman Ingber - Himself


User reviews

September

September

Raphael Nadjari's 3-hour documentary was a big surprise to me. It revealed a hidden part of Israeli cinema, with a lot of 'moving' images predating the creation of the country in 1948, and many movies having nothing to do with the country's wars and conflicts. I came out of it with a craving for more, David Perlov's Diary for instance. Nadjari artfully managed to negotiate its way between common obstacles when it comes to Israel, I mean the self-flagellation or soothing discourses. Also I very much appreciated the comments on movie excerpts made by experienced Israeli academics: Israeli cinema has a prehistory and a history in its own right.
Neol

Neol

A stunning first scene reminds the viewer, if need be, that Israel wasn't born from nothing and for nothing. Nadjari's decision to include the films made before the creation of the State reflects a reality frequently hidden or denied. Then a few pioneer fictions unravel, quickly followed by a need to attain normalcy: daring erotic scenes from the 60's, personal stories, displayed with great respect and rhythm, discussed by fine intellectuals, directors and producers. We discover the whole range of Israeli cinema: war dramas of course, but also loads of popular cheap movies, musicals and, in the second part, protest films, intimate stories - the surge of historic and existential questioning from the 80's on. Raphaël Nadjari doesn't tack his own commentary on movie excerpts, on the contrary he lends his camera and microphone to film makers or cinema scholars and skilfully weaves their account. Masterfully, if not intentionally, this documentary presents a history of the real Israel through its cinema. I loved the wonderful subtle balance between empathy for a country in the making and harsh social and political analysis. And I will run to the Tel Aviv cinema archive to see the whole films...