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      Jellyfish

      Released Apr 4, 2008 1h 18m Drama List
      89% 61 Reviews Tomatometer 79% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score The lives of three dissimilar women -- bride Keren (Noa Knoller), catering crewmember Batia (Sarah Adler) and Joy (Ma-nenita De Latorre), an attendee's employee -- converge at a wedding in Tel Aviv, Israel. Each woman has her own unique set of problems to face. Batia ends a romantic relationship, and afterward finds an abandoned child. Joy has emigrated from the Philippines, but could not bring her son with her. The prospect of Keren's honeymoon is shattered after an unfortunate accident. Read More Read Less
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      Lyrical, well-crafted and inventive, Jellyfish smartly mixes comedy, drama and magic realism.

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      dave s Jellyfish sometimes comes across as, well…a jellyfish, a large gelatinous mass with no definition and no sense of direction. However, when you least expect it, it sidles up and stings you with considerable impact. A bride spends her honeymoon in a rundown hotel, her mobility restricted by a broken leg. An immigrant tends to the needs of an elderly woman who does not speak her language. A young woman, tormented by her past, finds an abandoned girl at the beach and becomes her short-term guardian. While the stories aren't narratively connected, they all deal with characters in turmoil who are trying to establish some sort of connection with those around them. It's beautifully shot, subtly acted and nicely written with equal amounts of understated humor and overstated drama. It's also baffling, frustrating and strangely satisfying. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review dave j Made in the same tradition as "Crash", "Crossing Over", "Babel" among other films which the characters are interlocking with the events with one another which in this scenario has something to do with "Jellyfish". Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review david l Jellyfish is definitely familiar in its characters and one of its three stories doesn't work, but the other two are excellent with the first one being such a mysterious, wonderfully ambiguous story and the second one being such a moving, powerful human tale. It is also well filmed and acted, the metaphor is great and it is more often than not a satisfying, even fascinating experience. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member According to the synopsis, there is a common thread weaved into these 3 stories; I really didn't see it, however, I found each story extremely enjoyable and just fun to watch. Events in every day peoples lives... Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member How on earth has this movie rated so highly? Anyone who speaks Hebrew can see that the actors either under act or over act. For heavens sakes, just because it's a foreign movie doesn't make it great. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member An enigma of a film that holds on to the heart. It's mysterious, strange and beautiful. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      David Fear Time Out Rated: 3/5 Nov 18, 2011 Full Review Hank Sartin Time Out Rated: 3/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle There are sharply observed moments of social intercourse and a nice current of realistic honesty. But when I ask myself what it is that these women in the movie want, I come up with bubkes. Rated: 2/5 Oct 18, 2008 Full Review James Vance Tulsa World Lacking the minimal jellyfish connective tissue required by even a quasi-anthology like this, the movie as a whole just lies there like the limp wet invertebrate for which it's named. Rated: 2.5/4 Feb 6, 2018 Full Review Dave White Movies.com Rated: 4.5/5 Apr 4, 2011 Full Review Jon Frosch The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Keret and Geffen observe situations with such a low-key, spaced-out humor that moments in which their depressed characters finally reach for human connection sneak up on you with unexpected emotion. Sep 11, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis The lives of three dissimilar women -- bride Keren (Noa Knoller), catering crewmember Batia (Sarah Adler) and Joy (Ma-nenita De Latorre), an attendee's employee -- converge at a wedding in Tel Aviv, Israel. Each woman has her own unique set of problems to face. Batia ends a romantic relationship, and afterward finds an abandoned child. Joy has emigrated from the Philippines, but could not bring her son with her. The prospect of Keren's honeymoon is shattered after an unfortunate accident.
      Director
      Etgar Keret, Shira Geffen
      Screenwriter
      Shira Geffen
      Production Co
      Lama Films, arte France Cinéma
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Apr 4, 2008, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 2, 2016
      Runtime
      1h 18m