Golem, the Spirit of Exile

4.7
  • Genre: Drama
  • Run time: 105 min
  • Premiere: 1992. September 24.

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.

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Hanna Schygulla

L'Esprit de l'Exil

Samuel Fuller

Elimelek

Bernardo Bertolucci

Le Maître de la Cour

Philippe Garrel

Le Fiancé d'Opra

Marisa Paredes

Le Maîtresse de Cérémonie

Art

Thierry François

Production Design

Camera

Henri Alekan

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Jean-Pierre Delifer

Costume Design

Marie Vernoux

Costume Design

Directing

Amos Gitai

Director

Editing

Anna Ruiz

Editor

Production

Sound

Simon Stockhausen

Original Music Composer

Markus Stockhausen

Original Music Composer

Writing

Stephan Levine

Adaptation

Amos Gitai

Writer