Golem, the Spirit of Exile
An allegory of the Golem, a Jewish mythical creature personifying displacement and exile, this film tells the story of a woman (similar to the biblical Ruth) and her sisters, who are forced into exile after the death of their husbands. It is set in 1990s Paris, where the director was living in self-imposed exile following the ban on his 1982 documentary in Israel. The recurring theme of the film is migrations and unrooting, like the legendary Golem.
Cast
Hanna Schygulla
L'Esprit de l'Exil
Vittorio Mezzogiorno
Le Maharal
Ophrah Shemesh
Naomi
Samuel Fuller
Elimelek
Mireille Perrier
Ruth
Sotigui Kouyaté
Boaz
Fabienne Babe
Orpa
Antonio Carallo
Kylion
Bernard Levy
Malhon
Bernardo Bertolucci
Le Maître de la Cour
Philippe Garrel
Le Fiancé d'Opra
Marisa Paredes
Le Maîtresse de Cérémonie
Bakary Sangaré
Le Premier Marin
Alain Maratrat
Le Deuxième Marin
Marceline Loridan-Ivens
Le Mère d'Opra
Bernard Eisenschitz
Daniel
Fernand Moszkowicz
L'Assistant de l'Huissier
Jean Sasportes
Dominique Donchinsky
Urs Kaufmann
Director
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