A Bag of Marbles
By Nora Lee Mandel March 21, 2018
Two Jewish boys’ adventures have life-and-death consequences in Occupied France.
Two Jewish boys’ adventures have life-and-death consequences in Occupied France.
Films in the series reflect a troubled mood, running the gamut from rage filled to woebegone.
The domestic front intersects with a military checkpoint in the theater of the absurd via Israel.
The impeccable cinematography in François Ozon’s new mind game belongs in 2018, but its soul harks back to the psycho-gonzo oeuvre of Hitchcock, Bergman, and Gaslight.
All director Amos Gitai is saying is, give peace a chance.
Two men’s ill-tempered argument over a broken drainpipe leads to a hurled curse, a savage punch, a vendetta, and a courtroom showdown.
Part 19th-century family drama, part frontier epic, and all spellbindingly atmospheric.
Israeli and Palestinian youth explore the possibility of finding common ground among the chaos.
The biopic of jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt is given a stifling, low-energy treatment.