Birth of a Golem
Directed by Amos GitaiWith the feel of experimental film, Gitai mixes storytelling, readers' theater, cityscapes (usually seen from moving trains), and desolate landscapes to mediate on the act of creation. What if a golem were fashioned out of dirt, much like Adam, and came to life? The film imagines it, in the desert and in Moscow. Interspersed are stories of a 14th-century Tuscan artist's creation of a tower that plays music when the wind blows, of a film director, and of Jeremiah and Sirat. In what ways is making a movie like creating a golem?
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Birth of a Golem was released on August 27, 1990.
Birth of a Golem was directed by Amos Gitai.
Birth of a Golem has a runtime of 60m.
Birth of a Golem was produced by Amos Gitai.
With the feel of experimental film, Gitai mixes storytelling, readers' theater, cityscapes (usually seen from moving trains), and desolate landscapes to mediate on the act of creation. What if a golem were fashioned out of dirt, much like Adam, and came to life? The film imagines it, in the desert and in Moscow. Interspersed are stories of a 14th-century Tuscan artist's creation of a tower that plays music when the wind blows, of a film director, and of Jeremiah and Sirat. In what ways is making a movie like creating a golem?
The key characters in Birth of a Golem are cast (Dominique Sanda), cast (Sapho), cast (Elinor Jagodnik).
Birth of a Golem is a Fantasy, Mystery film.
Birth of a Golem has an audience rating of 3.5 out of 10.