Promised Lands

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Promised Lands

1974

1h 27m

Documentary

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

In the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, analysts scrutinize the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict along with divisions within Jewish thought over Palestinian sovereignty.

Louise Sweet

Sight & Sound

The confusions and obscurities of the central debate are the more unfortunate, since Susan Sontag elsewhere shows an effective metaphorical grasp of how communities under such pressures are sustained and reconstructed.

Jan 28, 2020

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Keith Uhlich

Time Out

Sontag's true talent was for the printed word; behind the camera, her limitations come more harshly to light.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 17, 2011

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Michael Atkinson

Village Voice

The movie does not advertise its alliances, and Sontag's position is pretty thoroughly hidden in the folds of her imagery.

Feb 2, 2010

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John Simon

Esquire Magazine

Not only does the film have a fine eye for visual detail, it also breaks new ground by allowing two main speakers to carry on an antiphonal debate that weaves its way through the entire fabric.

Jul 28, 2020

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Sarah Boslaugh

Playback:stl

...a reminder of a time when a noted writer and intellectual was willing to take the risk of working in a medium in which she had no training and minimal experience...

Rated: 6/10

Jul 8, 2011

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Chris Barsanti

Filmcritic.com

...Sontag was enough of an artist to know that she was present in a crucible-moment, and that if she just pointed her camera in the right direction, history would do the rest.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 4, 2010

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a nice slice of cinema verite from Sontag, shot in the aftermath of war and full of the weariness and futility of war. Overly academic voice-overs offer more equanimity than you'd expect and a lot of historical perspective. it is all a bit crude in construction and concludes on a dull note as doctors work to cure shell shock with trances and torment, still you have to credit Sontag for ending on the only real suffering we get to watch.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Susan Sontag

Director

Rafael Benavente

Don Fernando

Carmen Buono

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Nelson Villagra

Jose Duran

Susan Sontag

Screenwriter

Alex Massis

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Synopsis

In the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, analysts scrutinize the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict along with divisions within Jewish thought over Palestinian sovereignty.

Director: Susan Sontag
Producer: Nicole Stéphane
Screenwriter: Susan Sontag
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Feb 15, 2011
Runtime: 1h 27m