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      Voyages

      Released May 17, 1999 1h 45m Drama List
      100% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 92% Audience Score 250+ Ratings This film follows the travels of three elderly Jewish women whose lives have been touched by the Holocaust. First, Rivka (Shulamit Adar) is in Poland with her husband, and, when their tour bus breaks down, so does her mental stability. Then, in Paris, Regine (Liliane Rovère) receives word that her father, who she thought had perished in the camps, is alive in Lithuania. Finally, Vera (Esther Gorintin) voyages from Russia to Israel to find her cousin, but is taken aback by cultural differences. Read More Read Less

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      Globe and Mail Rated: 4/4 Mar 22, 2002 Full Review Edward Guthmann San Francisco Chronicle Apr 30, 2001 Full Review A.O. Scott New York Times Rated: 4.5/5 Apr 30, 2001 Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid The film's final moment will make you gasp and your heart tingle. Oct 6, 2005 Full Review TV Guide Rated: 4/5 Jul 30, 2003 Full Review Kasia Anderson Reel.com Rated: 3/4 Apr 30, 2001 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member A beautifully constructed film with magnificent perfomances by all involved, 'Voyages' is a little-known gem about three Jewish women trying to reconstruct their lives and family histories many years after the Holocaust. Finkiel, who previously worked with Kieslowski on his 'Colours' trilogy, has absorbed some of the Polish film-maker's influence but this stands on its own right as a subtle and emotional tour-de-force. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member A very powerful picture. I saw it at the Cleveland Cinematheque several years ago. The story is always indirect, but when the pieces come together the attentive view cries because the lives of the characters come so close to one's own. Very few films transfer the emotional power of drama like this. I think it helps that the primary language of the film is French. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member (***): Thumbs Up A well-acted and touching film. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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      Synopsis This film follows the travels of three elderly Jewish women whose lives have been touched by the Holocaust. First, Rivka (Shulamit Adar) is in Poland with her husband, and, when their tour bus breaks down, so does her mental stability. Then, in Paris, Regine (Liliane Rovère) receives word that her father, who she thought had perished in the camps, is alive in Lithuania. Finally, Vera (Esther Gorintin) voyages from Russia to Israel to find her cousin, but is taken aback by cultural differences.
      Director
      Emmanuel Finkiel
      Producer
      Yaël Fogiel
      Screenwriter
      Emmanuel Finkiel
      Distributor
      New Yorker Films
      Production Co
      Studio Images 5, Arte France Cinema, Canal+ Polska, Les Films du Poisson, Centre National de la Cinematographie, Heritage Films, Le Studio Canal +, Canal+, Paradise Films, Eurimages
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      French (Canada)
      Release Date (Theaters)
      May 17, 1999, Original
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $23.8K
      Runtime
      1h 45m
      Sound Mix
      Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby Stereo, Dolby SR