Golem, the Spirit of Exile (1992)
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
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Hanna Schygulla as L'Esprit de l'Exil |
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Vittorio Mezzogiorno as Le Maharal |
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Ophrah Shemesh as Naomi |
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Samuel Fuller as Elimelek |
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Mireille Perrier as Ruth |
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Sotigui Kouyaté as Boaz |
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Fabienne Babe as Orpa |
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Antonio Carallo as Kylion |
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Bernard Levy as Malhon |
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Bernardo Bertolucci as Le Maître de la Cour |
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Philippe Garrel as Le Fiancé d'Opra |
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Marisa Paredes as Le Maîtresse de Cérémonie |
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Bakary Sangaré as Le Premier Marin |
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Alain Maratrat as Le Deuxième Marin |
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Marceline Loridan-Ivens as Le Mère d'Opra |
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Bernard Eisenschitz as Daniel |
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Fernand Moszkowicz as L'Assistant de l'Huissier |
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Jean Sasportes as |
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Dominique Donchinsky as |
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Urs Kaufmann as |
| Directing | Amos Gitai | Director |
| Writing | Amos Gitai | Writer |
| Writing | Stephan Levine | Adaptation |
| Camera | Henri Alekan | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Markus Stockhausen | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Simon Stockhausen | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Anna Ruiz | Editor |
| Production | Cécile Zervudacki | Casting |
| Art | Thierry François | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean-Pierre Delifer | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie Vernoux | Costume Design |