Golem, the Spirit of Exile
1992 · Movie · 105 min. · Germany
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.
Direction Amos Gitai
Cast Hanna Schygulla · Vittorio Mezzogiorno · Ophrah Shemesh · Samuel Fuller · Mireille Perrier · Sotigui Kouyaté · Fabienne Babe · Antonio Carallo · Bernard Levy · Bakary Sangaré · Alain Maratrat · Marceline Loridan Ivens · Bernardo Bertolucci · Philippe Garrel · Bernard Eisenschitz · Marisa Paredes · Fernand Moszkowicz
Soundtrack Markus Stockhausen · Simon Stockhausen
Screenplay Amos Gitai · Stephan Levine
Cinematography Henri Alekan
Original title Golem, l'esprit de l'exil
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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