Golem, the Spirit Of Exile (1992) France
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Director:Fuller, Samuel, Gitai, Amos, Mezzogiorno, Vittorio, Perrier, Mireille, Schygulla, Hanna, Shemesh, Ophrah
Date Added:2012-06-05
ASIN:736899014834
Genre:English films
Duration:1:50:00
Languages:English, Hebrew
Subtitles:English
LAC code:300007742
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Comments: box set "Amos Gitai Exile"

Summary: An allegory of the Golem, a Jewish mythical creature personifying displacement and exile, this film tells the story of a woman (similar to the biblical Ruth) and her sisters, who are forced into exile after the death of their husbands. It is set in 1990s Paris, where the director was living in self-imposed exile following the ban on his 1982 documentary in Israel. The recurring theme of the film is migrations and unrooting, like the legendary Golem