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FEATURE FILM

1993

87' – 35 mm – Color – USSR, France

Golem The Petrified Garden

Daniel, who runs an art gallery in Paris, travels to Siberia to bring back a collection of artwork he has just inherited. He brings back a giant sculpted hand, which he believes to be a piece of the Golem, the legendary figure of Jewish myths. He travels across Russia in search of the rest of the statue. This is the third and final part of the trilogy on the theme of the Golem.


NOTE

This is a sort of initiatory journey, during which the character gradually discovers his identity. He receives new information at each step; he gets lost, never finds the collection of paintings, but does discover the meaning of his existence.

Amos Gitai, in Serge Toubiana: Amos Gitai, exil et territoires, 2003

CREDITS

Screenplay Amos Gitai, Tonino Guerra

Cinematography Henri Alekan, Eddi Timlin, Luc Drion

Editing Anna Ruiz

Sound Antoine Bonfanti, Henri Maikoff, Ricardo Castro

Music Simon Stockhausen, Markus Stockhausen


Cast Hanna Schygulla, Jérôme Koenig, Samuel Fuller, Masha Itkina, Arcadi Grayomoskeiekov, Yuri Klepikov, Natalia Silantyeva


Production Agav Films (France), Lenfilm Studio (USSR)

Line producer Laurent Truchot

Daniel, who runs an art gallery in Paris, travels to Siberia to bring back a collection of artwork he has just inherited. He brings back a giant sculpted hand, which he believes to be a piece of the Golem, the legendary figure of Jewish myths. He travels across Russia in search of the rest of the statue. This is the third and final part of the trilogy on the theme of the Golem.


NOTE

This is a sort of initiatory journey, during which the character gradually discovers his identity. He receives new information at each step; he gets lost, never finds the collection of paintings, but does discover the meaning of his existence.

Amos Gitai, in Serge Toubiana: Amos Gitai, exil et territoires, 2003

CREDITS

Screenplay Amos Gitai, Tonino Guerra

Cinematography Henri Alekan, Eddi Timlin, Luc Drion

Editing Anna Ruiz

Sound Antoine Bonfanti, Henri Maikoff, Ricardo Castro

Music Simon Stockhausen, Markus Stockhausen


Cast Hanna Schygulla, Jérôme Koenig, Samuel Fuller, Masha Itkina, Arcadi Grayomoskeiekov, Yuri Klepikov, Natalia Silantyeva


Production Agav Films (France), Lenfilm Studio (USSR)

Line producer Laurent Truchot


SALES / DISTRIBUTION

AGAV FILMS

6, cour Berard. 75004 Paris – France

+33 (0)1 42 40 48 45

agav@amosgitai.com

SALES / DISTRIBUTION

AGAV FILMS

6, cour Berard. 75004 Paris

France

+33 (0)1 42 40 48 45

agav@amosgitai.com

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