Movie Mondays
Event Date: Mar 26, 2012 1:00pmPosted on Feb 21, 2012 9:44am
Come join us in a comfy and casual setting to view and discuss wonderful Jewish and Israeli films.
Film introduction and refreshments: 12:45 pm
Film viewing at 1:00 pm followed by a casual discussion.
Member Value Fee $50 for series / Regular Fee $70 for series
Member Value Fee $6 at the door / Regular Fee $8 at the door
Instructors: Susan Jackson, Cyrel Troster and Mike Slodovnik.
3 of the 6 films we will be watching and discussing:
March 26, 2012
The Syrian Bride, (2004) | 97 min
Director: Eran Riklis / Writers: Eran Riklis, Suha Arraf
Stars: Hiam Abbass, Makram Khoury and Clara Khoury
In Majdal Shams, the largest Druze village in Golan Heights
on the Israeli-Syrian border, the Druze bride Mona is
engaged to get married with Tallel, a television comedian
that works in the Revolution Studios in Damascus, Syria.
They have never met each other because of the occupation
of the area by Israel since 1967; when Mona moves to Syria,
she will lose her undefined nationality
April 23, 2012
Aviva, My Love, (2006) | 107 min
Director: Shemi Zarhin / Writer: Shemi Zarhin
Stars: Assi Levy, Rotem Abuhab and Levana Finkelstein
English subtitles
Aviva, a hard-working hotel cook in the small northern
Israeli town of Tiberias, is on the brink of finally fulfilling
her lifelong dream. For years she kept her remarkable
writing abilities under wraps, until her sister, Anita,
introduces her to Oded, an accomplished novelist.
Immediately recognizing Aviva’s talent, Oded takes her
under his wing, promising to help her achieve greatness.
May 14, 2012
Munich, (2005) | 164 min
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writers: Tony Kushner (screenplay), Eric Roth (screenplay)
Stars: Eric Bana, Daniel Craig and Marie-Josée Croze
Set in the aftermath of the massacre of 11 Israeli athletes at
the 1972 Munich Olympics, the story follows a secret Israeli
squad assigned to track down and kill the 11 Palestinians
suspected to have planned the Munich attack, and the
personal toll this mission of revenge takes on the team and
the man who led it. Nominated for 5 Oscars.
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