Israel: A Home Movie

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Israel: A Home Movie

2013

1h 40m

Documentary

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Using home movies, filmmaker Eliav Lilti traces the history of Israel from the beginning of the 20th century.

Jordan Hoffman

Times of Israel

From a purely aesthetic point of view, Israel: A Home Movie is a cinematic essay.

Sep 26, 2017

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Stanley Kauffmann

The New Republic

Some titles embrace us. They seem to have been waiting, affectionately quintessential -- the heart of the matter. Such is Israel: A Home Movie.

Oct 9, 2013

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

This haunting cinematic collage puts a human face on the country's strife-wracked history.

Oct 9, 2013

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Kam Williams

Sly Fox

Israel captured through the eyes of ordinary citizens as a vulnerable refuge where tragedy has become the norm, and where peace invariably leads back to war.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 22, 2013

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Nora Lee Mandel

Film-Forward.com

Counters myths and official views, [with] the unusually frank look at the changing perceptions of the indigenous Palestinian population, before and after independence.

Rated: 6/10

Jul 13, 2013

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Chris Barsanti

Film Journal International

The chaotic and hopeful history of a young nation is idiosyncratically told through this kaleidoscopic barrage of home-movie footage that ranges from the kitchen to the battlefield.

Jul 10, 2013

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it doesnt get more real then this!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Eliav Lilti

Director

Arik Bernstein

Producer

Abigail Dahan

Film Editing

Roni Klimovsky

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Tanya Schwartz

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Synopsis

Using home movies, filmmaker Eliav Lilti traces the history of Israel from the beginning of the 20th century.

Director: Eliav Lilti
Producer: Arik Bernstein
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Hebrew
Runtime: 1h 40m