Golem, the Spirit of Exile

Golem, the Spirit of Exile (1992)

Drama

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.

Director: Amos Gitai

Casts

	Hanna Schygulla as L'Esprit de l'Exil
	Vittorio Mezzogiorno as Le Maharal
	Ophrah Shemesh as Naomi
	Samuel Fuller as Elimelek
	Mireille Perrier as Ruth
	Sotigui Kouyaté as Boaz
	Fabienne Babe as Orpa
	Antonio Carallo as Kylion
	Bernard Levy as Malhon
	Bernardo Bertolucci as Le Maître de la Cour
	Philippe Garrel as Le Fiancé d'Opra
	Marisa Paredes as Le Maîtresse de Cérémonie
	Bakary Sangaré as Le Premier Marin
	Alain Maratrat as Le Deuxième Marin
	Marceline Loridan-Ivens as Le Mère d'Opra
	Bernard Eisenschitz as Daniel
	Fernand Moszkowicz as L'Assistant de l'Huissier
	Jean Sasportes as
	Dominique Donchinsky as
	Urs Kaufmann as

Crew