Tehilim (2007)
- Directed by
- Raphael Nadjari
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Israel, France, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rating
- 5.2 of 10 from 10 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
A religious family in Jerusalem deals with the father's sudden disappearance. The two children try to cope by handing out Psalms and giving charity, but nothing seems to help.
contemplativesubduedmelancholicslow-pacedintimatesombergrittyunfolding
What happens
Tehilim is Raphael Nadjari's fifth feature film. It was shot in Jerusalem in 2006. Tehilim in the Hebrew word for Psalms. The plot revolves around a religious family in Jerusalem grappling with the mysterious disappearance of the father. The family's two children attempt to cope with the difficult situation by distributing Psalms and giving charity, but to no avail. Raphael Nadjari was nominated for the Hugo Award at the Chicago International Film Festival, the Wolgin Award at the Jerusalem Film Festival, and the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. He won the Grand Prize at the FILMeX Festival in Tokyo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
Disengagement (2007)
Love Life (2007)
My Father My Lord (2007)
Bittersweet (2007)
Wasserman: The Rain Man (2007)
The Band's Visit (2007)
Jellyfish (2007)
Amor (2017)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.