Israeli films

Academy Awards turns its back on latest Israeli film

“The Cakemaker” is out of the running for the foreign film Oscar.

By Tom Tugend December 18, 2018 7:21 am

‘The Band’s Visit’ wins 10 Tony Awards, including for best musical

The musical is based on an Israeli film about an Egyptian band stranded in a hardscrabble Negev town.

June 10, 2018 10:42 pm

A New Israeli Film Explores the Afterlife of Holocaust Family Trauma

With the 50th anniversary of Israel’s Six-Day War upon us, that historical moment is getting a lot of attention. A critically acclaimed new Israeli film takes place against the backdrop of an event that followed: Israel’s and Egypt’s historic 1977 peace negotiation. Inspired by the wartime diaries of a Ukrainian Jewish doctor, Past Life meditates […]

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