Past Life

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Alain E @AlainE Jun 24, 2025 Another nice melodrama from Avi Nesher, based on a true story recounting traumatic events that happened during the Holocaust and the effects they have many years later on the survivors and their families in Israel b. As usually, there is effective editing and nice photography. See more Jun 20, 2018 This is a beautifully produced but overly morose Israeli examination of survivors' guilt and its continuation into a second generation. Writer-director Avi Nesher lays it on heavily. A character quotes (without attribution) the adage that Ezekiel quotes, "The parents eat sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge" -- but the film fails to report or adopt any of the sensibilities of Ezekiel's complete rejection of the thought. Here, a daughter, wonderfully played by Nelly Tagar, surrenders her fate to a verdict on her father's wartime actions. Then, protagonists become obsessed with the acceptance of a Polish woman acquaintance whose moral compass is at best questionable. And the film seems OK with all that. Even so, the contrasting sisters, played by Tagar and Joy Rieger, are a pleasure to watch. See more Dec 29, 2017 Past Life [Avi Nesher, 2017, Israel] Clattered and unfocused with a number of things happening all at once. 6/10 See more Dec 17, 2017 Neither the gorgeous cinematography and set design nor the charm of Nelly Tagar can make up for a script that feels unfinished, bad direction and poorly-written dialog. See more Feb 11, 2017 A sensitive and moving story about the emotional horrors of theHolocaust See more Dec 4, 2016 Ending is disappointing. No real climax. Mediocre closure. See more Read all reviews

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