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LA PETITE JERUSALEM

Director:

  Karin Albou
  

Year Released:

  2005

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4 out of 5

4 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Aurore Clément
  Sonia Tahar
  Bruno Todeschini
  Fanny Valette
  Elsa Zylberstein
Movie Haiku:Two French sisters explore their options while their Tunisian-born mother frets. Mathilde (Zylberstein) devotes herself to husband & children, while Laura (Valette) studies philosophy & avoids “appropriate” suitors. Insightful look at Sephardic life in multicultural Paris, with Clement especially fine as the woman who runs the Mikva (Jewish ritual bath).

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  Yes

Jewish content?

  Yes

Haiku Posted:

  2006