[ 3 באוקטובר 2007; 20:00; ]
TheatreWorks
Age Suitability: All Ages
October 3-October 28, 2007
Tickets: $20-$60
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
צמיחתה של גולדה מאיר, מילדה ענייה ברוסיה לראש ממשלת ישראל, הוא אחד מהסיפורים המדהימים של המאה ה20. חייה מתוארים עתה במחזה מלא עוצמה מאת וויליאם גיבסון זוכה פרס הטוני היוקרתי. על רקע מדינה הנולדת אל תוך קונפליקט, […]
[ 14 באוקטובר 2007; 19:45; ]
[ 14 בנובמבר 2007; 19:30; ]
BLACK BOOK, “Zwartboek
Director: Paul Verhoeven
The Netherlands, 2006
Color
Dutch, German, English, and Hebrew with English subtitles
Length: 135 Min.
Thriller
Nudity
It is 1944, and much of The Netherlands remains under the heavy heel of German occupation. A beautiful, Dutch Jewish cabaret singer joins the Resistance and infiltrates Nazi security headquarters in a major Dutch city. Director Paul Verhoeven (“Basic […]
[ 11 בנובמבר 2007; 19:30; ]
SWEET MUD
Director: Dror Shaul
Israel, 2006
Hebrew with English subtitles
Color
Length: 103 Min.
Drama
For Adults. Sexual situations
Awards Won: The Award of the Israeli Film Academy, Grand Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival, Glass Bear at Berlin International Film Festival, Audience Award at Miami Film Festival, Propeller of Motovun at Motovun Film Festival
[ 11 בנובמבר 2007; 17:30; ]
STEEL TOES
Director: Mark Adam and David Gow
Canada, 2006
English
Color
Length: 100 Min.
Drama
Awards Won: The Best Screenplay and Phillip Borsos Award
A liberal Jewish lawyer in Canada (David Strathairn) is appointed to defend a hate-filled, swastika-tattooed skinhead who stomped to death a Pakistani immigrant. Expectedly, both client and lawyer view one another initially with revulsion and contempt. Unless […]
[ 11 בנובמבר 2007; 17:00; ]
MODIGLIANI
Silicon Valley Best of the Best Heritage Award, SJJFF
Arriving like a comet, he danced on tables, drunk with passion for life and his ending was the tragedy of true genius like Van Gogh and Mozart.
It is 1919. The Great War is over and Paris nightlife is filled with dark passion and uncontrollable obsessions. In […]
[ 11 בנובמבר 2007; 15:00; ]
JUST AN ORDINARY JEW
EIN GANZ GEWÖHNLICHER JUDE
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel
Germany, 2006
German with English subtitles
Color
Length: 90 Min.
Drama
Asked to speak at a local school about his life as a Jew in modern Germany, a Jewish journalist begins to dictate what he intends to be a polite responsive letter. This searing, intense film, directed by Oliver […]
[ 11 בנובמבר 2007; 13:00; ]
“מקודשת”
Director: Anat Zuria
Israel, 2004
Hebrew with English subtitles
Color
Length: 65 Min.
Documentary
After the movie, plan to stay for an interesting discussion about Divorce in Israel, led by Nitzhia Shaked
For Jewish women in Israel, the right to divorce is determined by Jewish religious law. Under that law, a woman can receive a divorce only if her husband […]
[ 4 בנובמבר 2007; 17:30; ]
Directed by Ilan Ziv
Israel, 2007
English, Arabic, and Hebrew, with English subtitles
B&W
105 minutes.
Documentary
Directed by Israeli expatriate Ilan Ziv, this documentary explores riveting stories of the Six Day War of June 1967. Using archival footage, interviews with surviving politicians and military leaders, and narrative commentary, this film shines light on […]
[ 4 בנובמבר 2007; 17:00; ]
Director: Jeroen Krabbe
The Netherlands, 2001
English
Color
Length: 135 Min.
Drama
Sexual situations
Silicon Valley Best of the Best Heritage Award, SJJFF
Based on Harry Mulisch’s epic, philosophical novel, Jeroen Krabbe’s latest film tackles the theme of man’s free will versus celestial interference. G-d is disappointed with the human race and wants his stone tablets back. An angel is […]
