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Bee Season (2005)
, 1h44Directed by Scott McGehee, David Siegel
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families, Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Richard Gere, Juliette Binoche, Max Minghella, Flora Cross, Kate Bosworth, Anna Maria Perez de Taglé
Saul Naumann (Gere) is a somewhat controlling Jewish husband and father. A Religious Studies professor at UC Berkeley, Saul wrote his graduate thesis on the Kabbalah. Because he was a devout Jew, his wife Miriam (Binoche) converted to Judaism when they married, and he nurtured his son Aaron (Max Minghella) as a traditional studious Jew like himself. When Eliza (Flora Cross) wins her class spelling bee, they embark on a course of Kabbalah study to help her win. The film follows the family and the spiritual quests upon which they journey, in large part because of Saul: Miriam's attempt to make herself whole, Aaron's religious uncertainty, and Eliza's desire to be closer to her father.
Fanny and Alexander (1982)
, 3h8Directed by Ingmar Bergman
Origin Suede
Genres Drama, Fantasy
Themes Films about children, Films about families, Christmas films, Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Börje Ahlstedt, Anna Bergman, Lena Olin, Harriet Andersson, Gunn Wållgren, Bertil Guve
The story is set during 1907–09 (with an epilogue in 1910), in the Swedish town of Uppsala where Alexander (Bertil Guve), his sister Fanny (Pernilla Allwin) and their well-to-do family, the Ekdahls, live. The siblings' parents are both involved in theater and are happily married until their father, Oscar (Allan Edwall), suddenly dies from a stroke. Shortly thereafter, their mother, Emilie (Ewa Fröling), marries Edvard Vergérus (Jan Malmsjö), the local bishop and a widower, and moves into his ascetic home where he lives with his mother, sister, aunt and maids.
The Ark (2007)
, 1h28Directed by Juan Pablo Buscarini
Origin Argentine
Genres Musical theatre, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about religion, Films based on the Bible, Films about Jews and Judaism, Disaster films
Actors Alfredo Landa, Mariana Fabbiani, Alejandro Dolina, Stéphane Cornicard
In the opening scene, animals and humans are seen acting out the seven deadly sins: pride (the peacock), envy (the snake), sloth (the sloth), lust (the hedgehog), gluttony (the toad), wrath (the mandrill), and greed (the human). This results in their mutual doom, as they are killed or captured and taken to market where the survivors are enslaved and the remains of the killed animals are sold.
Music Box (1989)
, 2h4Directed by Costa-Gavras
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Jessica Lange, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Frederic Forrest, Donald Moffat, Lukas Haas, Mari Törőcsik
Chicago defense attorney Anne Talbot learns that her father, Hungarian immigrant Michael J. Laszlo, is in danger of having his U.S. citizenship revoked. The reasons are that he stands accused of war crimes. He insists that it is a case of mistaken identity. Against the advice of her former father-in-law, corporate attorney Harry Talbot, Anne resolves to defend her father in court. One of her reasons is how deeply her son, Mikey, loves and admires his grandfather.
American Pop (1981)
, 1h36Directed by Ralph Bakshi
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Musical, Animation
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Films about religion, Musical films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Ron Thompson, Lisa Jane Persky, Jeffrey Lippa, Richard Singer, Mews Small, Ben Frommer
Dans la Russie impériale de la fin des années 1890, le rabbin d'un village est assassiné par un groupe de cosaques : sa femme s'exile aux États-Unis avec son jeune fils, Zalmie. Peu après leur arrivée à New York, Zalmie est recruté par Louie, artiste dans un cabaret burlesque. Zalmie devenant adolescent, il passe davantage de temps avec Louie en coulisses lors des spectacles burlesques. Lorsque la mère de Zalmie meurt dans l'incendie d'un atelier de misère, il commence à travailler à plein temps avec Louie dans un petit théâtre. Et bien qu'il aspire à devenir chanteur, Zalmie entre dans la puberté, et la mue qu'opère sa voix devient un obstacle important. La Première Guerre mondiale éclate alors : Zalmie parcourt le globe, jouant pour les troupes la moitié arrière d'un cheval de pantomime , et est blessé à la gorge.
This Is Sodom (2010)
Origin Israel
Genres Comedy, Historical
Themes Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Eyal Kitzis, Asi Cohen, Tal Friedman, Alma Zack
The film starts with God (Eyal Kitzis) meeting Abraham (Moti Kirschenbaum) to sell monotheism. After Abraham declines, God promises to end Abraham's theft problem by destroying the city of Sodom, where the thieves are coming from, within three days. Abraham asks God to get his nephew Lot (Dov Navon) out of the city before he destroys it. God replays the command to his subordinates Raphael (Yuval Semo) and Michael (Maor Cohen).
Swing Kids (1993)
, 1h54Directed by Thomas Carter
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Musical theatre, Historical, Musical
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Films about religion, Jazz films, Musical films, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Robert Sean Leonard, Christian Bale, Frank Whaley, Barbara Hershey, Kenneth Branagh, Tushka Bergen
In 1939 Hamburg, Peter Müller and Thomas Berger join their friends Arvid and Otto at a swing club called The Bismarck. They have a good time, dancing and enjoying the music.
In Darkness (2011)
, 2h24Directed by Agnieszka Holland
Origin Pologne
Genres Drama, War
Themes Politique, Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Robert Więckiewicz, Benno Fürmann, Maria Schrader, Agnieszka Grochowska, Weronika Rosati, Kinga Preis
In Darkness is a dramatization of a factual rescue of Jewish refugees during World War II in German-occupied Polish city Lwów (Lemberg in German, L'viv in Ukrainian). For over a year, a Polish Catholic sewer maintenance worker and burglar, Leopold Socha – along with his friend and coworker Szczepek Wróblewski – hid and cared for a group of hunted Polish Jews who had escaped the massacres and deportations during the liquidation of the Lwów Ghetto, at first helping them in exchange for daily payment, but then continuing to do so long after the Jews' money had run out and aiding them had become ever more dangerous.
Europa Europa (1990)
, 1h52Directed by Agnieszka Holland
Origin German
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Politique, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Marco Hofschneider, Julie Delpy, André Wilms, Artur Barciś, Michèle Gleizer, Nathalie Schmidt
Solek (a nickname for Solomon, also called "Solly") and his family live in Nazi Germany. On the eve of Solek's bar mitzvah, Kristallnacht occurs. He escapes, naked, then hiding in a barrel. At night, he calls his acquaintance to bring him clothes from his house. She refuses, but throws him a leather jacket with a swastika band on its arm. He comes back home. His family is together at home, but his sister is killed by Nazis. The father, who was born in Łódź, Poland, decides to go back there.
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
, 3h41Directed by Sergio Leone
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Mob film, Crime, Politic, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Mafia films, Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism, Gangster films
Actors Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Joe Pesci, Burt Young, Tuesday Weld
The film is presented in non-chronological order, from the 1920s to the 1960s, and it is largely told through flashbacks from the viewpoint of one person. The specific scenes and their order varies from version to version. The following section describes the full European cut of the film:
Sodom and Gomorrah (1962)
, 2h34Directed by Robert Aldrich, Sergio Leone
Origin France
Genres Drama, Adventure, Historical, Peplum
Themes Films about religion, Films based on the Bible, Films about Jews and Judaism, Children's films
Actors Stewart Granger, Anouk Aimée, Pier Angeli, Stanley Baker, Rik Battaglia, Rossana Podestà
The twin cities of Sodom and Gomorrah prosper because of their great deposits of salt, which are mined by an army of slaves. The decadent citizens, who have become wealthy by trading salt, live in luxury and use slaves as servants and for violent games of entertainment.
King David (1985)
, 1h54Directed by Bruce Beresford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Horror, Historical, Peplum
Themes Films about religion, Films based on the Bible, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Richard Gere, Edward Woodward, Alice Krige, George Eastman, Jack Klaff, Cherie Lunghi
The film follows the life of David, drawing mainly from biblical accounts, like I and II Samuel, I Chronicles, and the Psalms of David.
Jakob the Liar (1999)
, 2hDirected by Peter Kassovitz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Historical
Themes Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Robin Williams, Alan Arkin, Liev Schreiber, Hannah Taylor-Gordon, Bob Balaban, Justus von Dohnányi
In Poland of early 1944, a Polish-Jewish shopkeeper named Jakob is summoned to the German headquarters after being falsely accused of being out after curfew. While waiting for the commander, Jakob overhears a German radio broadcast speaking about Soviet offensives. Returned to the ghetto, Jakob shares his information with a friend, sparking rumors that there is a secret radio within the ghetto. After hesitating, Jakob decides to use the chance to spread hope throughout the ghetto by continuing to tell the optimistic, fantastic tales that he allegedly heard from "his secret radio" and his lies keep hope and humor alive among the isolated ghetto inhabitants. He also has a real secret in that he is hiding a young Jewish girl who escaped from an extermination camp deportation train.
Torch Song Trilogy (1988)
, 2hDirected by Paul Bogart
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Films about Jews and Judaism, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films about religion, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Anne Bancroft, Matthew Broderick, Brian Kerwin, Harvey Fierstein, Karen Young, Eddie Castrodad
1971: Arnold (Harvey Fierstein), a New York City female impersonator, meets Ed (Brian Kerwin), a bisexual schoolteacher, and they fall in love. Ed, however, is uncomfortable with his sexuality and he leaves Arnold for a girlfriend, Laurel.
A Walk on the Moon (1999)
, 1h47Directed by Tony Goldwyn
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Diane Lane, Viggo Mortensen, Anna Paquin, Liev Schreiber, Star Jasper, Tovah Feldshuh
Pearl Kantrowitz (Diane Lane) and her husband Marty (Liev Schreiber) are a lower middle class Jewish couple in New York City, where Marty is a television repairman. The movie begins with the couple and their family including their teenage daughter Alison (Anna Paquin) and young son Danny (Bobby Boriello) and Marty's mother Lillian (Tovah Feldshuh) going to their summer camp retreat, Dr. Folger's Bungalows, which they attend each summer.