A tale of love and darkness (2015)
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Country:
Israel
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Duration:
95 min
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Genre:
drama, biography, history
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Director:
Natalie Portman
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Producer:
Ram Bergman, David Mandil, Natalie Port
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Cast:
Natalie Portman, Shira Haas, Makram Khoury, Neta Riskin
About film
This film is the directorial feature debut of Hollywood actress Natalie Portman, who also wrote the script for the film and starred in it. It is a biographical story about the childhood years of the famous Israeli author and journalist Amos Oz, who in 1967 was one of the first people to propose a two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. The film premiered at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival as part of Special Screenings.
Rewards and nominations
- 68th Cannes Film Festival — nominated: Golden Camera,Palme d'Or
- Cinema for Peace Awards 2016 (Germany) — nominated: Most Valuable Movie of the Year
Director
38-year-old actress and director. Portman was born in Jerusalem and moved to the United States with her family at the age of three. Her real surname is Hershlag, while her stage name Portman was borrowed from her maternal ancestry. Her paternal ancestors died at the Auschwitz concentration camp. Portman had her acting debut at the age of 13 when she starred in Léon. Portman won the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, BAFTA Award, and Saturn Award for her role in Black Swan. Short film Eve became Portman’s directorial debut and opened the short film section at the Venice Film Festival in 2008. Her debut feature film A Tale of Love and Darkness premiered in Cannes in 2015.
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Director
38-year-old actress and director. Portman was born in Jerusalem and moved to the United States with her family at the age of three. Her real surname is Hershlag, while her stage name Portman was borrowed from her maternal ancestry. Her paternal ancestors died at the Auschwitz concentration camp. Portman had her acting debut at the age of 13 when she starred in Léon. Portman won the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, BAFTA Award, and Saturn Award for her role in Black Swan. Short film Eve became Portman’s directorial debut and opened the short film section at the Venice Film Festival in 2008. Her debut feature film A Tale of Love and Darkness premiered in Cannes in 2015.
