Ana Arabia

Ana Arabia
Directed byAmos Gitai
Written byAmos Gitai
CinematographyGiora Bejach
Release date
  • September 2, 2013 (2013-09-02) (Venice)

Ana Arabia ("I Am Arab") is a 2013 French-Israeli drama film written and directed by Amos Gitai. It was entered into the main competition at the 70th Venice International Film Festival.[1] [2] It consists of a single long take.[3][4]

Synopsis

The story follows seven characters living in a small enclave between Jaffa and Bat-Yam, the last area not yet transformed into real estate property. In a small orchard with several structures used for living and as a makeshift garage, a small community lives at their own pace, different from the surrounding city.

A young journalist named Yael (Yuval Scharf) arrives to investigate a mysterious story surrounding the death of the family matriarch, Anna, who was born in a concentration camp in Poland and later married Yusuf after arriving in Israel.

The characters Yael meets share their lives, dreams, hopes, romances, passions, and disappointments. Through a tapestry of memory fragments, the film presents a journey between the characters' present and their past traumas, revealing the development of their intimate relationships against the backdrop of historical events and horrors.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Venice Film Review: 'Ana Arabia'". 3 September 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Venice film festival 2013: the full line-up". The Guardian. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  3. ^ Jean-Michel Frodon (5 August 2014). ""Ana Arabia": un labyrinthe pour la paix". Slate. Retrieved 28 August 2014.C
  4. ^ E. Nina Rothe. (June 9, 2013). Best of Venice: Amos Gitai's Ana Arabia. HuffPost.


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