Life According to Agfa (1993)
- Original title
- החיים על פי אגפא
- Directed by
- Assi Dayan
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Israel
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rated
- 15+
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 12 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Over the course of one night in a Tel Aviv pub, the interactions between staff and customers expose fractures in Israeli society. The film shows tensions among different groups including Jews, Arabs, and various social classes.
tensebleakclaustrophobicpsychologicalnaturalisticintrospectiveslow-burnsocially-charged
What happens
Life According to Agfa (Hebrew: החיים על פי אגפא) is a 1993 Israeli psychological-social drama film written and directed by Assi Dayan and produced by Rafi Bukai and Yoram Kislev. Starring Gila Almagor, Shmil Ben Ari, Irit Frank, Shuli Rand, Sharon Alexander and Avital Dicker, the film revolves around one night in a small Tel Aviv pub whose employees and patrons represent a microcosm of Israeli society – men and women, Jews and Arabs, Ashkenazi and Sephardi Jews, kibbutzniks and city-dwellers. The film mainly is criticizing the themes across the Israeli society, and, predicts a somewhat apocalyptic future for mankind and Israeli society. The film was selected as the Israeli entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 65th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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