A Beautiful Valley (2011)
- Original title
- עמק תפארת
- Directed by
- Hadar Friedlich
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Israel, France
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 3 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
The film follows an 80-year-old widow who has lived her whole life on a kibbutz she helped build. When the kibbutz privatizes, her home and way of life are threatened.
melancholicintimateslow-burnbittersweetgroundedreflectivequietly intensepoignant
What happens
A Beautiful Valley (Hebrew: עמק תפארת) is a 2011 Israeli drama that follows an 80-year-old kibbutz member and widow whose world falls apart as the kibbutz she helped establish undergoes privatization. Hadar Friedlich directed the film, which was her first feature-length directorial work. Batia Bar (1929–2022), a member of Kibbutz Gesher, plays the lead role alongside Gili Ben Ozilio, who portrays her daughter. This was Gili Ben Ozilio's final film; she died from cancer after the filming was completed, and the film was dedicated to her memory. The film premiered at the Jerusalem Film Festival in July 2011, receiving the Best Full-Length Debut award. In a controversial decision by the festival management, however, the prize was revoked at the last minute following a complaint of an alleged conflict of interest by one of the jury members. It was also nominated for a 2011 Ophir Award in the Best Actress and Best Cinematography categories received a Special Jury Mention at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, and won the Critic's Prize at the Cinémed Montpellier Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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