| Description |
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Amos Gitai: Exile |
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Gitai, Amos, 1950-
Exile.
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| Note |
16:9 transfer from a new print; optional subtitles; full chapterization, pre-production and production slide-shows, and the featurette "Amos Gitai: images of exile". |
| Credits |
Directed by Amos Gitai ; written by Amos Gitai and Stephane Levine, after the biblical book of Esther ; photography by Henri Alekan. |
| Performer |
Simona Benyamini, Shmuel Wolf, Zare Vartinyan, Juliano Merr, and Mohammed Bakri. |
| Summary |
In this beautiful transposition of the biblical story, Amos Gitai updates the passionate tale about the ruler of a great and sprawling kingdom who chooses as his queen a beautiful peasant girl named Esther. But when Esther hides her Jewish identity from her husband, a vicious cycle of revenge begins. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Language |
Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Bible. Esther -- Adaptations.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Gitai, Amos, 1950-
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Alekan, Henri, 1909-2001.
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Benyamini, Simona.
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Wolf, Shmuel.
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Vartinyan, Zare.
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Merr, Juliano.
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Bakri, Mohammed, 1953-
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Agav Films (Firm)
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Facets Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Amos Gitai, images of exile.
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| ISBN |
1565802934 |
| Standard No. |
736899024130 |
| Music No. |
DV62819 Facets Video |
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