films
Amos Gitai's trilogy "House"
Sat, Dec 2, 2006
11 pm
free admission
Sun, Dec 3, 2006
3 pm
free admission
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House, Israel 1979, 16 mm, 51 min, b&w
A House in Jerusalem, 1998, 35 mm, 87 min, b&w
News from Home/News from House, 2005, video, 97 min, color^
Amos Gitai, born in Haifa in 1950 as the grandchild of Russian immigrants, is considered the most important Israeli filmmaker. His “House” series covers a period of 26 years, more than a quarter-century of Palestinian-Israeli relations. Gitai, who studied architecture, takes a house in West Jerusalem, its current and former owners, and their neighbors as a mirror for a whole society. The key to this house becomes a symbol.