Category Archives: Israel

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Cup Final

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Suzanne Murray

I watched Cup Final, since I was interested after we saw several clips in class and both Shohat and Bardenstein discuss it in their articles.  Cup Final is an Israeli film made in 1992, set in Lebanon during the 1982 … Continue reading →

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Kazablan: the Israeli Romeo and Juliet

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Jordan Dashow

Kazablan is an Israeli boureka film, directed by Menahem Golan and adapted from Yigal Mossinson’s play of the same name. Shot in Jerusalem and Jaffa, the film may be best be described as an Israeli Romeo and Juliet/West Side Story.  It … Continue reading →

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Binaries

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Madeleine Conway

In the film Paradise Now (2055) I was particularly struck by the moment near the end of the film in which Palestinian Said points out that Israel has effectively managed to “convince the world, and themselves that they are the … Continue reading →

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Salt of This Sea

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Clarissa S. Sosin

I watched Salt of This Sea and found it to be very enlightening of the treatment of Arabs in Israel.  Soraya, the daughter of Palestinian refugees who ended up in Brooklyn, New York, goes back to Israel to live in Rahmallah … Continue reading →

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“Arab Labor”

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Kendra Baldazo

“Arab Labor” is a popular TV sitcom produced in Israel.  It premiered on an Israeli channel in 2007 and later premiered on Link TV in 2008. According to Link TV’s description, the show was created by an Israeli-born Palestinian journalist, … Continue reading →

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The Bubble (Hebrew: הבועה HaBuah)

Posted on February 26, 2012 by

The Bubble is a 2006 romantic drama directed by Israeli director Eytan Fox. Set in modern day Tel Aviv, The Bubble deals with the trials and tribulations of three young Tel Aviv residents: Lulu (Daniela Virtzer), an female political activist … Continue reading →

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Hill 24 Doesn’t Answer

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Michael Goldstein

I found that Thorald Dickinson’s Hill 24 Doesn’t Answer (1955) epitomizes a number of important topics on early Israeli Cinema. Thorald Dickinson was a British director who directed a number of Israeli and non-Israeli war films, including The Red Background … Continue reading →

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Salt of this Sea

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Rachel Ison

Salt of this Sea is a 2008 Palestinian film directed by Annemarie Jacir. It debuted at the Cannes Film Festival that year and has won various awards from Middle Eastern film festivals. It was also submitted as Palestine’s entry for … Continue reading →

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Paradise Now (2005)

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Elizabeth Bell

Paradise Now (2005), a film about two best friends recruited for a suicide bombing, is different in its portrayal of Arabs.  First of all, the protagonists are both Arabs.  Before the 1980’s, as Shohat points out in her book, Arabs did … Continue reading →

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Waltz With Bashir

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Amahl Bishara

I watched Waltz With Bashir. It was great.

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