Cinema Celebration - 50 Years of Israeli Cinema - Part 1
Cinema Celebration - 50 Years of Israeli Cinema
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1h 12m
The forefathers of the Israeli cinema, Efrayim Kishon, Uri Zohar and Menahem Golan, come from theatre and the show business. They have sharp senses for the audience. They step into a small film industry with practically no budget. With lots of humor and tons of courage, they manage to make headlines: Oscar nominations and Can Festival prizes. The movies of the 1960’s and the 1970’s become more and more ambitious. They present a portrait of the newly forming Israeli society, a society of emigrants and soldiers, where humor, irony and underdogs are the true heroes.
Language :English subtitles only
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