| Description |
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, letterboxed (1.85:1) presentation; stereo. |
| Cast |
Fanny Valette, Elsa Zylberstein, Bruno Todeschini, Hédi Tillette de Clermont-Tonnerre, Sonia Tahar, Michaël Cohen, Aurore Clément, François Marthouret. |
| Credits |
Cinematography by, Laurent Brunet ; editing by, Christiane Lack ; music by, Cyril Morin ; production design by, Nicolas de Boiscuillé. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2005. |
| Awards |
Official selection: Cannes Film Festival. |
| Summary |
In a Paris suburb nicknamed Little Jerusalem, a family of Sephardic Orthodox immigrants shares a low-income apartment. Beautiful, teenaged Laura distances herself from her family's religion and her own burgeoning desire by devoting every waking moment to intellectual discipline and secular philosophy. Mathilde, Laura's married older sister, worries that strict observance of the Torah's marital codes has driven her husband Ariel into the bed of another. When Laura falls under the spell of Djamel, a handsome Muslim journalist, and Mathilde discovers that her worst fears are true, the two very different sisters find themselves in very similar crises. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Note |
Special features: An interview with Karin Albou ; Theatrical trailer ; Stills gallery. |
| Language |
French or Hebrew dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Sephardim -- France -- Paris -- Drama.
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Sisters -- France -- Paris -- Drama.
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Antisemitism -- France -- Paris -- Drama.
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Foreign films -- France.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Foreign language films.
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Foreign films.
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| Added Author |
Albou, Karin.
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Lavolé, Laurent.
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Pragier, Isabelle.
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Valette, Fanny, 1986-
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Zylberstein, Elsa.
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Todeschini, Bruno, 1962-
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Clermont-Tonnerre, Hédi Tillette de.
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Tahar, Sonia.
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Cohen, Michaël, 1970-
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Clément, Aurore, 1945-
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Film Par Film.
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Kino International Corporation.
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| Note |
Also known as: Little Jerusalem |
| Standard No. |
738329049621 |
| Music No. |
K496 Kino on Video |
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