Underplayed Gems

Saint Clara (1996)

Saint Clara poster
Original title
קלרה הקדושה
Directed by
Ori Sivan, Ari Folman
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
Israel
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
12+
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 23 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In 1999 a teenage girl in a small Israeli town discovers she can predict the future. The story follows how her strange ability affects her and the people around her.

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What happens

Saint Clara (Hebrew: קלרה הקדושה) is a 1996 Israeli film directed by Ari Folman and Ori Sivan with a screenplay by Folman based on the novel The Ideas of Saint Clara by Pavel Kohout. The film takes place in 1999 in a small Israeli town, in which a young girl called Clara Chanov (Lucy Dubinchik) discovers that she has paranormal powers that allow her to predict the future. The film was selected as the Israeli entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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