Golda's Balcony

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Golda's Balcony

2007

1h 35m

Biography

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The story of Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir (Valerie Harper).

Amy Nicholson

Boxoffice Magazine

The brink of annihilation looks like a low-budget music video.

May 5, 2010

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Ella Taylor

L.A. Weekly

[An] excellent adaptation of William Gibson's stage play.

Oct 18, 2007

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Ronnie Scheib

Variety

Jeremy Kagan's green-screen filmization, in its over-busy editing, ever-changing angles and constantly shifting backdrops, strips the play of its starkness, leaving disproportionate schmaltz and propaganda.

Oct 16, 2007

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Ken Fox

TV Guide

Fortunately, no amount of optical wizardry and quick-change trickery can disguise the fundamental power of Harper's performance, a revelatory turn that's transformative in every sense of the term.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 12, 2007

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Gary Goldstein

Reel.com

Though, for today's movie-going audience, Golda's Balcony may have limited appeal, it's a moving and vital story with many satisfying moments.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 12, 2007

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Ron Wilkinson

Monsters and Critics

A good performance of a landmark Broadway play will barely be enough to bring audiences to this one. But the history alone is worth the price of admission.

Rated: 7/10

Oct 12, 2007

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Audience Member

The Broadway show was relatively compelling, especially with Tovah Feldshuh as Golda Meier. The attempt to translate the show to film in virtually the same form but make it more than simply shooting a stage piece is pretty unsuccessful, though. And while Harper tries, I still saw more Rhoda than Golda.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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I never saw it when it was on Broadway, although after seeing the movie I wish I had. Valerie Harper is really impressive, plus I got to see her in the lobby of the theatr ebefore seeing the show. The problem with this film is that it's basically just a filming of a play. Alot of stage conventions just don't work on the big screen. I wonder if there were projections in the stage version. Projections work in theatre because you can separate the real people from the film. On the screen, however, when it's just replacing a blue screen, it can get distracting, (I had trouble following about the first twenty minutes), and look a bit like Faerie Tale Theatre from the 80s, (which in this case, is not such a good thing). See it for Valerie Harper, and to learn more about Israel, but not for cinematography or direction.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Jeremy Kagan

Director

Valerie Harper

Actor

William Gibson

Writer

Tony Cacciotti

Producer

David Steiner

Producer

Jacek Laskus

Cinematographer

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Synopsis

The story of Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir (Valerie Harper).

Director: Jeremy Kagan
Producer: Tony Cacciotti, David Steiner
Screenwriter: William Gibson
Production Co: East-West Ventures
Genre: Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 13, 2020
Runtime: 1h 35m

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