The Going Up of David Lev (1973)
Género : Película de TV, Drama, Familia
Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 30M
Director : James F. Collier
Sinopsis
A ten-year-old Israeli boy whose father died years earlier during the Six-Day-War is determined to find out more about his father's death. He skips school and, with the help of a friendly cab driver, heads to Jerusalem to find the men who fought with his father's unit and learn the exact circumstances. During the drive from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the cabbie provides a history of the establishment of the Jewish state
Drama histórico sobre el famoso relato bíblico, en el que el Rey David tiene una visión en la que Dios le comunica que su joven hijo Salomón le sucederá en el trono, lo que provoca los celos de su otro hijo: Adonijah.
Durante el Yom Kipur, dos jóvenes americanas visitan Jerusalén de la mano de un atractivo estudiante de antropología. El momento no podía ser más desacertado: las vacaciones y las fiestas desembocarán en un apocalipsis bíblico y el trío deberá encontrar la manera de salir de una ciudad santa convertida en un auténtico infierno.
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Promises trata del viaje de Goldberg a través de las comunidades palestinas, los asentamientos en la Orilla Occidental y los conocidos barrios de Jerusalén. Allí conoce y pone en contacto a niños palestinos e israelíes de edades comprendidas entre los nueve y los trece años. Aclamado documental rodado en los años 1997, 1998 y 2000 durante un tiempo de relativa calma, después de la firma de los acuerdos de Oslo y antes de la última intifada. Codirigido por la sudafricana Justine Shapiro, el estadounidense B.Z. Goldberg y el mexicano Carlos Bolado.
Israel /// Omer es un joven a punto de cumplir los treinta años, y se encuentra en una encrucijada intentando encontrarse a sí mismo. Se entierra entre los libros de la biblioteca en la que trabaja, acudiendo ocasionalmente a alguna cita ciega. Así es cómo conoce a Danny, un joven de veinte años que sueña con convertirse en un bailarín. Por otro lado, la hermana de Omer, Shirley, es una de sus constantes molestias que mantiene una relación con la dueña del café donde trabaja.
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Haim-Aaron is a bright, ultra-orthodox religious scholar living in Jerusalem. His talents and devotion are envied by all. One evening, following a self-imposed fast, Haim-Aaron collapses and loses consciousness. The paramedics announce his death, but his father takes over resuscitation efforts and, beyond all expectations, Haim-Aaron comes back to life. After the accident, try as he might, Haim-Aaron remains apathetic to his studies. He feels overwhelmed by a sudden awakening of his body and suspects this is God testing him. He wonders if he should stray from the prescribed path and find a way to rekindle his faith... The title means "Rectify" in Hebrew; nevertheless the movie is called Tikkun in the English-speaking world.
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Flora was born in the field, that's what she keeps telling everyone, that is. She is a waitress in a coffee shop that requires complex acrobatic skills. Flora cannot take it anymore. But she still hasn't lost her dramatic talent...
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Tamar, a 33-year-old Tel Aviv comics artist, watches passersby, listens to their conversations and translates her impressions into comics with an ironic expression. She peels off the mask from a society, in the eye of the storm, that claims to be liberal and in which everyone has an opinion about everything. Secure between her four walls, she touches the darkest spots of her life- a bomb attack, a failed marriage, coping with depression. A young, modern woman in today's Israel.
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