Cinema

It’s an adaptation of the first novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, a Japanese-British novelist who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2017, and it stars some of Japan’s best-loved actors.

For the past decade, Aki-no has been one of the capital’s most eagerly anticipated cultural events; this year, it will present works from celebrated auteurs as well as rising talents.

Jerusalem ’67 tells the gripping story of the Six-Day War through personal experiences, focusing on human stories amid the chaos of conflict in the heart of Jerusalem

The following lists – which are in no particular order – feature movies that played in theatres in Israel, or that were in several film festivals and then shown on local television.

Timothée Chalamet stars in Marty Supreme, a loud, frantic film by Josh Safdie that turns a table tennis obsession into an exhausting yet oddly compelling character study.

Filmmakers who withdrew from the culture ministry’s film awards will participate after a compromise was reached amid threats to reform the Cinema Law.

As the tributes have poured in following his death, many who knew him have commented on how nice Rob Reiner was, what a mensch he was, and you can see that in the characters he created. 

Girls Like Us tells the story of a neglected teen whose life shifts after forming a bond with a young female soldier, drawing on director Lee Gilat’s South Tel Aviv upbringing.

A sneak peek at some of the fabulous family activities happening in Jerusalem this Hanukkah.