Golem, the Spirit of Exile

(1992)

★ 5 IMDb · 8 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1992

Runtime: 105 мин

Country: Germany, Netherlands

Director: Amos Gitai

Cast: Ханна Шигулла, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Ophrah Shemesh, Samuel Fuller, Mireille Perrier, Sotigui Kouyaté, Fabienne Babe, Antonio Carallo, Bernard Levy, Bernardo Bertolucci

Plot

An allegory of the Golem, a Jewish mythical creature personifying displacement and exile, this film tells the story of a woman (similar to the biblical Ruth) and her sisters, who are forced into exile after the death of their husbands. It is set in 1990s Paris, where the director was living in self-imposed exile following the ban on his 1982 documentary in Israel. The recurring theme of the film is migrations and unrooting, like the legendary Golem.