“Fragile”
3rd ISRAELI FILM WEEK
“Fragile: Families”
Fragile פלסטלינה
Synopsis
Jerusalem, 1966 the year before the Six Day War. On the third floor of a crumbling old building in the center of the city lives a small family. Eli, the father is at work all day. His wife, Ruthy, is locked up in her own world and spends her days in bed reading the thick novels that her husband brings her from the library. Michal, their 11-year old daughter, is lonely and bored and seeks attention from the other tenants in the building. However one day, when Ruthy decides to get out of bed, the apparent peace and serenity of the house is violated.
Distinctions / Awards
11 Israeli & international awards, among which:
Best Israeli Film Award, Jüdisches Filmfestival Berlin & Potsdam, 2014
3rd Israeli Film Week – “Fragile: Families”
The Embassy of Israel in Athens, in cooperation with the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation and under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Sports, is organizing the tribute to Israeli cinema Fragile: Families 3rd Israeli Cinema Week which includes nine prize-winning films from 2011-2014, which explore different areas of family life and the relationships which form between family members. At the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation from Wednesday 10th until Tuesday 16th of December 2014.
It is the third consecutive year that the Israeli Cinema Week is being organized in Athens. During the last years Israeli films have taken part and received awards at film festivals in Greece and across the world. They have also become commercially extremely successful. During the tribute Fragile: Families, the audience will have the opportunity to explore the mechanisms, the relationships and the problems of families from different backgrounds.
Drama, Israel, 2013, 104, color
Language: Hebrew
Subtitles: Greek
Director: Vidi Bilu
Screenplay: Vidi Bilu
Starring: Reymonde Amsellem, Yehezkel Lazarov, Yael Ben-Dor, Hana Laslo, Anna Dubrovitsky
