Golem, the Spirit of 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.

Keywords

  • Focus: Amos Gitai
  • Middle East Focus: Amos Gitai and Michel Khleifi

Actors

  • Hanna Schygulla
  • Vittorio Mezzogiorno
  • Ophrah Shemesh
  • Samuel Fuller
  • Mireille Perrier

Director

  • Amos Gitai

Drama


1h 45min


-12

FR


NL

FR

France
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1992
An allegory of the Golem, a Jewish mythical creature personifying displacement and exile

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.

Cast & Crew