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'''Atalia''' is an [[Israel]]i film of 1984, adapted from a story by [[Yitzhak Ben Ner]]. |
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| name = Atalia |
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| image = Atalia Poster.jpg |
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| caption = Theatrical poster |
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| director = {{ill|Akiva Tevet|he|עקיבא טבת}} |
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| producer = Omri Maron<br />Danny Shick<br />Shmuel Shiloh |
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| writer = |
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| screenplay = {{ill|Tzvika Kertzner|he|צביקה קרצנר}} |
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| story = [[Yitzhak Ben Ner]] |
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| narrator = |
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| starring = [[Michal Bat-Adam]]<br />Yiftah Katzor<br />Yossi Polak<br />Dan Toren |
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| music = [[Nachum Heiman]] |
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| cinematography = [[Nurith Aviv]] |
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| editing = Ruben Korenfeld |
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| studio = |
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| distributor = Ergo Media (US) |
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| released = {{Film date|1984}} |
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| runtime = 90 minutes |
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| country = Israel |
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| language = Hebrew |
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'''''Atalia''''' ({{langx|he|עתליה}}) is a 1984 [[Israel]]i drama film directed by [[Akiva Tevet]]. It was adapted from a story by [[Yitzhak Ben Ner]] and mostly shot on location at [[Yakum|Kibbutz Yakum]]. |
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==Plot== |
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Atalia ([[Michal Bat-Adam]]) is a 40-year-old widow who lost her husband in the [[Six-Day War]] and lives on a [[kibbutz]] with her adolescent daughter (Gail Ben-Ner). Lonely and feeling outcast, she enters into a forbidden affair with her daughter's classmate, Matti (Yiptach Katzur), an idealistic 19-year-old who had been rejected by the army. Atalia is independent-minded and non-conformist, so when her affair becomes known, the kibbutz leaders have the excuse they need to ostracize her. The slow degeneration of the once-idealistic kibbutz into a [[puritan]]ical society, the strait-jacket of its conservative view of masculinity, and the conformity of her daughter all provide a backdrop to Atalia's problems. |
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* Film Director: [[Akiva Tevet]] |
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* Screen Writer:[[Tzvi Kratzner]] (in cooperation with the author Ben Ner) |
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* Producers: [[Danny Schik]], [[Nathan Hakeny]] |
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* Main Actors: [[Michal Bat Adam]] (see [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0060634/]), [[Yiftah Katzor]] |
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* Supporting Actors: [[Yossi Polak]] (see [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0689436/]), [[Dan Toren]] |
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==Cast== |
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The film was mostly shot on location at [[Kibbutz Yakum]]. |
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*[[Michal Bat-Adam]] as Atalia |
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*Yiptach Katzur as Matti |
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==Plot summary== |
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*{{ill|Rafael Klatchkin|he|רפאל קלצ'קין}} |
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Atalia, a 40-year old war widow, who lost her husband in the [[Six-Day War]], lives in a [[kibbutz]] with her adolescent daughter. She is lonely and feels outcast, and eventually enters into a liaison with her daughter's classmate - Matti, an idealistic 19-year old boy who had been rejected by the army. The two find some happiness in each other's arms, but their love in foredoomed in the [[puritan]]ical [[Kibbutz]] society. |
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*{{ill|Yossi Pollack|he|יוסי פולק}} |
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*{{ill|Dan Toren|he|דן תורן}} |
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*Gail Ben-Ner as Netta |
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*{{ill|Yair Rubin|he|יאיר רובין}} |
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*Tamar Amiran |
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==Significance of the name== |
==Significance of the name== |
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The original [[ |
The original [[Athaliah]] was a Biblical queen of [[Judea]], whom the [[Bible]] presents as a tyrannical usurper and idolater. Used, though not commonly, as a female first name in Israel, Atalia is a [[secularist]] name associated with the sector of Israeli society which tends to rebel against old traditions and conventions and seek new ways. This meaning is obvious to Israeli audiences, and clearly has some relevance to the film's themes. |
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==Critical reception== |
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The film received poor reviews and poor attendance at the box office (only 80,000 tickets were sold).<ref>Judd Ne'eman, "Israeli Cinema," in Oliver Leaman, ed., ''Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film'' (Routledge, 2001), p. 243.</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* {{IMDb title|id=0143119}} |
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* [http://filmfund.org.il/page.aspx?section=625&mode=movie&itemid=1106 Hebrew account and Bat |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081002020732/http://filmfund.org.il/page.aspx?section=625&mode=movie&itemid=1106 Hebrew account and Bat-Adam's photo in the Israeli Film Fund website] |
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[[Category:1980s Hebrew-language films]] |
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[[Category:Films about the kibbutz]] |
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[[Category:Films based on short fiction]] |
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[[Category:1980s coming-of-age drama films]] |
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[[Category:Israeli coming-of-age drama films]] |
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[[Category:1984 drama films]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:36, 23 October 2024
| Atalia | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Akiva Tevet |
| Screenplay by | Tzvika Kertzner |
| Story by | Yitzhak Ben Ner |
| Produced by | Omri Maron Danny Shick Shmuel Shiloh |
| Starring | Michal Bat-Adam Yiftah Katzor Yossi Polak Dan Toren |
| Cinematography | Nurith Aviv |
| Edited by | Ruben Korenfeld |
| Music by | Nachum Heiman |
| Distributed by | Ergo Media (US) |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Israel |
| Language | Hebrew |
Atalia (Hebrew: עתליה) is a 1984 Israeli drama film directed by Akiva Tevet. It was adapted from a story by Yitzhak Ben Ner and mostly shot on location at Kibbutz Yakum.
Plot
[edit]Atalia (Michal Bat-Adam) is a 40-year-old widow who lost her husband in the Six-Day War and lives on a kibbutz with her adolescent daughter (Gail Ben-Ner). Lonely and feeling outcast, she enters into a forbidden affair with her daughter's classmate, Matti (Yiptach Katzur), an idealistic 19-year-old who had been rejected by the army. Atalia is independent-minded and non-conformist, so when her affair becomes known, the kibbutz leaders have the excuse they need to ostracize her. The slow degeneration of the once-idealistic kibbutz into a puritanical society, the strait-jacket of its conservative view of masculinity, and the conformity of her daughter all provide a backdrop to Atalia's problems.
Cast
[edit]- Michal Bat-Adam as Atalia
- Yiptach Katzur as Matti
- Rafael Klatchkin
- Yossi Pollack
- Dan Toren
- Gail Ben-Ner as Netta
- Yair Rubin
- Tamar Amiran
Significance of the name
[edit]The original Athaliah was a Biblical queen of Judea, whom the Bible presents as a tyrannical usurper and idolater. Used, though not commonly, as a female first name in Israel, Atalia is a secularist name associated with the sector of Israeli society which tends to rebel against old traditions and conventions and seek new ways. This meaning is obvious to Israeli audiences, and clearly has some relevance to the film's themes.
Critical reception
[edit]The film received poor reviews and poor attendance at the box office (only 80,000 tickets were sold).[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Judd Ne'eman, "Israeli Cinema," in Oliver Leaman, ed., Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film (Routledge, 2001), p. 243.
External links
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