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  • 2013
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2013
  • 1 h 40 m

Summary A collections of 8mm home movies, hundreds of boxes of film rolls from forgotten basements, locked drawers, damp crates, and attics, containing countless hours that tell the story of Israel from the beginning of the twentieth century.

Directed By: Eliav Lilti, Aviva Zimmermann

Written By: Eliav Lilti

  • 2013
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2013
  • 1 h 40 m

Israel: A Home Movie

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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User Score Overwhelming Dislike Based on 8 User Ratings
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Summary A collections of 8mm home movies, hundreds of boxes of film rolls from forgotten basements, locked drawers, damp crates, and attics, containing countless hours that tell the story of Israel from the beginning of the twentieth century.

Directed By: Eliav Lilti, Aviva Zimmermann

Written By: Eliav Lilti

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Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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80
Jul 10, 2013
This striking cinematic collage provides a hauntingly personal perspective on a country that has been wracked by strife from its very beginnings.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
75
Jul 4, 2013
A prismatic meditation on an entire nation, Eliav Lilti's documentary is history as abstraction.
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70
Jul 10, 2013
These mostly silent home movies often have the tug of nostalgia, especially those that show domestic life... But images can be slippery, showing something different from what their creators intended. Even as Mr. Lilti constructs a history...he seems to show its fissures.
By Rachel Saltz FULL REVIEW
67
Jul 10, 2013
Israel’s most interesting — and revealing — footage tends to be the most candid: beach-goers in the ’30s, scenes from family gatherings and celebrations, a coke-fueled celebrity wedding in the ’70s. The commentary gimmick justifies itself in these stretches.
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky FULL REVIEW
60
Jul 10, 2013
There’s a matter-of-factness to Israel: A Home Movie that’s disquieting, as it shows the joy and determination of a nation in the making, and the dismayed faces of those elbowed aside.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
60
Jul 9, 2013
What Lilti’s cinematic mural does is remind us that the political is always personal—and in Israel’s case, vise versa.
By David Fear FULL REVIEW
50
Jul 11, 2013
Ultimately, this film reveals the Israeli self-image, but not much more. The people with the cameras pass by Arab neighbors, and what the Palestinians’ home movies might look like remains unexplored.
By Farran Smith Nehme FULL REVIEW

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Release Date Jul 10, 2013
Duration 1 h 40 m
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Website http://www.alma-films.com/
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