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Golem, the Spirit of Exile (1992)

Golem, the Spirit of Exile (1992)

Drama
Release Date: 1992, September 24
Directors: Amos Gitai
Cast: Marisa Paredes, Hanna Schygulla, Mireille Perrier, Bernard Eisenschitz, Bakary Sangaré, Fabienne Babe, Sotigui Kouyaté, Alain Maratrat, Bernard Levy, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Ophrah Shemesh, Antonio Carallo

Overview:

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.