In the West Bank, confronting pain and oppression with humor and absurdity
Eran Kolirin’s ‘Let It Be Morning,’ a gently absurd comedy with a majority Arab cast, is the latest from the director of ‘The Band’s Visit.’
A life with (and now without) Ronit Elkabetz
Shlomi Elkabetz’ “Black Notebooks” is a documentary about the filmmaker’s older sister, the remarkable actress and director Ronit Elkabetz.
From Israel, an anguished cry of rage, pain and love
“If there is a problem in Israel, it is to which extent you don’t have to suppress anyone, because people suppress themselves masterfully.”
Eternally fascinated with Jewish culture, Wes Anderson delivers the best film of the year
In Anderson, there is always something of the midwestern WASP who secretly, or not so secretly, wants to be Jewish.
A newly-animated Anne Frank for today’s Europe
13 year after ‘Waltz With Bashir,’ Ari Folman returns with a children’s fable that finds contemporary lessons in Anne Frank’s famous diary.
Chatting with Charlotte Gainsbourg about her mother, Jane Birkin, in Cannes
Gainsbourg decided to train a camera on her mother seven years ago.
In Laszlo Nemes’s ‘Sunset,’ A Labyrinth Of Hungary And Millinery
Laszlo Nemes’s ‘Sunset,’ his follow up to the Holocaust film ‘Son of Saul’ is a costume drama that describes the decline of an entire civilization.
Disgraced German Reporter Fabricated Details In Nazi Resistance Interview
Claas Relotius is under fire for numerous alleged fabrications but the way he tinkered with 99-year-old Lafrenz’s testimony seems especially grievous.
From An Exiled Filmmaker, A Rock ‘N’ Roll Parable
“The most important thing for us is that despite the pressure, the artistic vision survives and lives on.”
In Praise of ‘Dovlatov,’ The Writer And The Film
“Dovlatov was as handsome as a movie star, but he also harbored an incredibly complex inner world.”