- Metamorphosis of a Melody
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Metamorphosis of a Melody Directed by Amos Gitai Produced by Gala Dona Dela Rosa
Shuki Friedman
Amos Gitai
Ilan Moscovitch
Laurent TruchotStarring Ronit Elkabetz
Samuel FullerMusic by Markus Stockhausen
Simon StockhausenCinematography Etai Arbel
Amos Gitai
Jorge GurvichEditing by Oren Medics
Marco MelaniStudio Agav Films
Capital StudiosRelease date(s) (Israel)
1996Running time 93 min Country Israel Language Hebrew Metamorphosis of a Melody (original title: Milim) is a 1996 Israeli drama film by Amos Gitai. The film starring Ronit Elkabetz and Samuel Fuller is based on The Jewish War by Josephus. It is a cinematic realisation of stage-based productions by Gitai.
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Plot
The film follows Jewish resistance as they face a series of challenges against the Romans. Chronicling the capture of Jerusalem by the Seleucid ruler Antiochus IV Epiphanes in 164 BC to the fall and destruction of Jerusalem in the First Jewish-Roman War in AD 70.[1]
Cast
- Ronit Elkabetz
- Samuel Fuller as Flavius (narrator)
- Efratia Gitai as Memory Holder
- Masha Itkina as Nightingale
- Jerome Koenig as Emperor Titus
- Enrico Lo Verso as Defender of Masada
- Ilan Mosovitch
- Shuli Rand as The Cantor
- Hanna Schygulla as Spirit of Exile
References
- ^ Metamorphosis of a Melody Film.com. Retrieved on 5 July 2010
External links
Cinema of Israel Categories:- 1996 films
- Israeli films
- Jewish films
- Films shot in Israel
- Hebrew-language films
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