Golem, the Spirit of Exile

An allegory of the Golem, a Jewish mythical creature personifying displacement and exile, this film tells the story of a woman (similar to the biblical Ruth) and her sisters, who are forced into exile after the death of their husbands. It is set in 1990s Paris, where the director was living in self-imposed exile following the ban on his 1982 documentary in Israel. The recurring theme of the film is migrations and unrooting, like the legendary Golem.

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  Amos Gitai

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  Hanna Schygulla
  L'Esprit de l'Exil
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  Vittorio Mezzogiorno
  Le Maharal
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  Ophrah Shemesh
  Naomi
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  Samuel Fuller
  Elimelek
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  Mireille Perrier
  Ruth
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  Sotigui Kouyaté
  Boaz
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  Fabienne Babe
  Orpa
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  Antonio Carallo
  Kylion
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  Bernard Levy
  Malhon
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  Bernardo Bertolucci
  Le Maître de la Cour
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  Philippe Garrel
  Le Fiancé d'Opra
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  Marisa Paredes
  Le Maîtresse de Cérémonie
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  Bakary Sangaré
  Le Premier Marin
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  Alain Maratrat
  Le Deuxième Marin
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  Marceline Loridan-Ivens
  Le Mère d'Opra
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  Bernard Eisenschitz
  Daniel
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  Fernand Moszkowicz
  L'Assistant de l'Huissier
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  Jean Sasportes
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  Dominique Donchinsky
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  Urs Kaufmann