Sunday 6 July 2008

Golem, l'esprit de l'exil (Golem, The Spirit of the Exile, 1992)

Complex film transporting Jewish religious myths to present day Paris, creating some memorable cinematic moments but ultimately a confusing and only half-successful plot. Still, with the involvement of Sam Fuller, Bernardo Bertolucci, Philippe Garrel, Hanna Schygulla, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Henri Alekan, Agnes Godard, Mireille Perrier, Marisa Paredes and music from the sons of Karlheinz Stockhausen - all under the watchful eye of Amos Gitai - you know this has to be something special.

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