SHUKI FRIEDMAN PRODUCTIONS
Devarim (1995)
1h 50min | Drama
Friendship, family, love, and memories may not help three men find peace or freedom.
In Tel Aviv, people prepare food, eat, make love, get pregnant, and die. Can one find peace in this life, asks one character at a wake; can there be an act of freedom in this modern life, asks another. Goldman's much-despised father has died; his friends Caesar and Israel set off for the funeral. They miss it, but go to Goldman's house later. Caesar has women troubles: his son from a previous marriage is ill; he's promised marriage to two women of opposite temperament. Israel has a girlfriend toward whom he's hot and cold. Goldman's mother is living in the past. Friendship, family, love, and memories may not in the end help characters find peace or freedom.
Cast Assi Dayan, Amos Shub, Amos Gitai, Lea König, Michal Zoharetz, Samuel Calderon, Riki Gal, Menahem Golan, David Cohen, Azaria Rapoport
Director Amos Gitai
Screenplay Amos Gitai with the collaboration of Gilad Evron, Madi Levy, after Yakov Shabtai
Cinematography Renato Berta
Production design Thierry François
Editing Zohar M. Sela
Music Uri Ofir
Sound Yohai Moshe
Colorist Pasquale Cuzzupoli
Costumes Laura Dinolesko
Makeup Department Michal Eshet
Casting Ilan Moscovitch
Executive producer(s) Laurent Truchot, Shuki Friedman
Producer(s) Amos Gitai, Shuki Friedman
Associate Producer(s) Tilde Corsi, Gianni Romoli
Festivals & Awards
1994, Nantes : Festival des 3 continents - Best Director
1995, Venice : Biennale di Venezia / Mostra d'arte cinematografica 1995
1995, London : London Film Festival
1995, Jerusalem : Jerusalem Film Festival 1995
1996, Edinburgh : Edinburgh International Film Festival
1996, India
1996, Cleveland International Film Festival, USA
1996, Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival