Cinematheque :: Program :: February 2010

Asher Tlalim Retrospective

"Cinema has been my closest and most intimate companion, holding my hand throughout my life's journey, helping me observe, experience, comprehend and deal with life through sounds and images. I have always believed and hoped that through my own personal journey I would touch the universal. Now, looking at my films, some of which will be screened in this retrospective, they seem to be part of one long film, divided into many chapters, many stations along the voyage of my life...."

The Full Program

Cinematheque Guest: Ulrike Ottinger

She is the only German female filmmaker to be fully involved in all aspects of her films, from ideas and concepts, to direction, photography and production. You may say she is a cinematic auteur, though the term is too minute to accommodate all of her artistic interests. The title Artist-Filmmaker seems more appropriate, as her work is exempt of the usual cinematic imagery.

Films in the Program

Filmed on a Weekday

The Ultra Orthodox Community in Israel.

A series that will explores how the Haredi community deals with the threats of the secular state and western culture. The series follows the work and point-of-view of six key figures in different sects of the ultra-orthodox society.

All Films in the Program

Members-Only Screening

Screening of 'Precious': 16-year-old Precious life is unbearable; abused by her parents, teased at school for being overweight, and she can't read and write. Precious ends up in an alternative school, where there are no excuses - you either learn or you leave. Precious learns through writing how to examine her life and find the strength to change her future.

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Best of the Deacde

In the last two months of 2009, tens of thousands of readers voted in the Best of the Decade project, and chose their favorite films of the past decade. This month we will be screening the chosen films.