This deadly serious, sombre israeli film from amos gitai free zone marks 20 years since the assassination of israeli pm yitzhak rabin, resurrecting and reco. On the year of his birth, his parents changed the family name to gitai, which is the hebrew translation of the german name weinraub. The past retrospectives of amos gitai s films and the festivals around the world where his films have been screened. Amos gitai, fodd 11 oktober 1950 i haifa, ar en israelisk regissor och filmproducent. Most of all, says amos gitai, rabin brought a certain simplicity to his public demeanor. Itzhak rabin s murder ended all efforts of peace, and with him the whole left wing of israel died. Amos gitai s film about the 1995 assassination of israels prime minister yitzhak rabin mixes authentic interviews and historical footage with scenes that use actual testimony as the script. Last year, architectturnedfilmmaker amos gitai directed rabin, the last day, an investigation into the assassination, on november 4, 1995, of the israeli prime minister, after a demonstration for peace and against violence in telaviv. Yitzhak hizkiya, pini mittelman, michael warshaviak, amos gitai. Rabin, the last day examines probe into killing of israeli prime minister nprs robert siegel talks to director amos gitai about his new film, rabin. Lauded director amos gitai kippur delves into the prelude and aftermath of the 1995 assassination of israeli prime minister yitzhak rabin in this gripping.
Amos gitai s rabin, the last day deemphasizes the murder itself in favor of the institutional autopsy that followed, blending archival footage with solemn reenactments of the shamgar. Rabin, the last day examines probe into killing of. Born in haifa, amos gitai is the second son of architect munio weinraub and former sionist activist efratia margalit. Last year, architectturnedfilmmaker amos gitai directed rabin, the last day, an investigation into the assassination, on november 4.
The assassination cast a cold and brutal light on a dark and terrifying worlda world that made murder possible, as it suddenly became apparent to a. Fondation lambert in avignon july 3 november 6, 2016. The last day, an important work about the political elements that have contributed to the current events in israel and have. The israeli director amos gitai models west of the jordan river on his earlier field diary, a 1982 documentary that he filmed in the occupied territories. With rabin, the last day, israels godard takes on netanyahu, extremist rabbis, and an artists duty 02012016 12. Amos gitai celebrity profile check out the latest amos gitai photo gallery, biography, pics. Last day is a suspenseful doc about yitzhak rabins. By continuing to browse this site, you agree to this use. But, as amos gitai sets out to prove in his brave and provocative new film, rabin s assassination was not just the act of one fanatic. His third documentary, field diary, shot in 1983 was rejected by the israeli television who originally commissioned it.
Pm rabin killing written on wall, filmmaker gitai says the prime minister was gunned down by ultranationalist law student yigal amir as he left a peace rally in tel aviv on nov 4, 1995. Sitting in the lobby of a midtown hotel, the acclaimed israeli. The political thriller investigates the events surrounding the final days of israeli prime. Amos gitai searches for words on yitzhak rabin the forward. Amos gitai s ana arabia, shot in one take, was a big hit at the venice film festival. Arriving 20 years after the assassination, it tries both to delve into those incendiary circumstances and. In rabin, the last day, acclaimed filmmaker amos gitai kadosh masterfully combines staged reenactments with actual news footage of the shooting and its aftermath to. Based on the memories of leah rabin, yitzhak rabins wife, amos gitai imagines a able with four female. Gitai and his staff sought out harsh statements made against rabin at the time by rabbis, politicians and public figures, who hurled serious accusations at the prime minister, incited against him and thereby, in gitai s view, essentially implied that it was permissible to kill him. We all know what happened to yitzhak rabin on his last day, but there is some dispute as to why. After 50 years, the grand old man of israeli cinema is still politically and artistically provocative. On the evening of saturday, november 4, 1995, prime minister yitzhak rabin is shot down with three bullets at the end of a huge political rally in the center of. It is not complete in every way, not a work whose depth befits its essence, but still, it is a respectable film. Amos gitai s rabin, the last day will premiere and compete for the golden lion at the venice film festival.
The latest chapter from his film diary, west of the jordan river, which premiered in the directors fortnight at cannes, traces his return to the west banks occupied territories and the drama of daily cohabitation. Israeli documentarian amos gitai seemed split between making an artful film and one chalked full of information. Amos gitai celebrity profile check out the latest amos gitai photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. In amos gitai s latest masterpiece rabin, the last day, the moment when all hope for peace in the middle east was lost seems to clearly coincide with the day prime minister yitzhak rabin was brutally murdered. Kino lorber has acquired north american rights to israeli helmer amos gitai s rabin, the last day. At cannes, director amos gitai warns of israels slow suicide leading israeli filmmaker premieres new film about harassment of peace activists by fiachra gibbons 24 may 2017, 4. Amos gitai s rabin, the last day, now showing in israel, does not have what we saw abundantly displayed at the recent rally marking the 20th anniversary of yitzhak rabin s murder. Rabin assassination investigated in amos gitais upcoming. And the entirety of amos gitai s deeply absorbing, intelligent rabin.
It has neither the tacky sentimentality of the memorial ceremony, nor the pathetic determination to ignore reality and see the memory of the assassination. Leah rabin, november 1995 excerpt from amos gitai s film rabin the last day 2015 performed by two actresses, two musicians, and a soprano in a dialogue with archival images and excerpts from world literature oscar wilde, shakespeare, ecclesiastes, this fable explores the political circumstances that led to the assassination. While he was a student in architecture, amos gitai joined the yom kippur war in 1973 as a reserve duty officer, and served as part of a helicopter rescue team. Acclaimed israeli film director amos gitai, a critic of extremists in his country. Amos gitai born 11 october 1950 is an israeli filmmaker, who was trained as an architect. Born in haifa in 1950, as the second son of architect munio weinraub and former sionist activist efratia margalit. Amos gitai born 11 october 1950 is an israeli filmmaker, who was trained as an architect gitai s work was presented in several major retrospectives in pompidou center in paris, the museum of modern art moma and lincoln center in new york, and the british film institute in london. Director amos gitai, director of rabin, the last day, reflects on yitzhak rabin s beliefs and how much the rhetoric in israel and the middle east has changed today. In 1979, gitai directed his first featurelength documentary house. Amos gitai is israels most internationally recognized filmmakerand its most controversial. This site uses cookies for analytics, personalized content and ads. Rabin, the last day by amos gitai visual 11 editions published between 2015 and 2019 in hebrew and held by 240 worldcat member libraries worldwide 4 novembre 1995. I believe that the best way for an artist to pay homage to his own culture is to be critical towards it.
Media the media vault enables film professionals and journalists to download material such as hires photos and subtitles lists. Last year the 2016 new york jewish film festival in partnership with the jewish museum screened amos gitai s superb rabin. With each new workfiction or documentary amos gitai examines the conflicts that make up the landscape of israel. An awardwinning documentarymaker, gitai has made films exploring the israelipalestinian conflict and the 1995 assassination of prime minister yitzhak rabin by a jewish extremist opposed to the oslo peace accords. Chronicle of an assassination by amos gitai is a new, hybrid theater piece about the final hours of. His new film, kippur, about the 1973 invasion of israel by egypt and syria, is a breakthrough that deserves to take its place among the greatest war movies. Israeli director amos gitai calls for ecological rethink. Last year, architectturnedfilmmaker amos gitai directed rabin, the last day, an investigation into the assassination, on november 4, 1995, of the israeli prime. Amos gitais rabin, the last day is important as it is. This mix of archival footage and dramatic reenactments depicts the assassination of israeli prime minister yitzhak rabin and its investigational aftermath. Netanyahu on sunday extended his recordlong tenure as israeli prime minister when parliament.
The result is a film in badly need of an editing haircut. Chronicle of an assassination foretold 3 july 6 nov. Theres a meaningful ode to yitzhak rabin somewhere in this long, dull examination of rabin s last day and assassination. In rabin, the last day, acclaimed filmmaker amos gitai kadosh masterfully combines staged reenactments with actual news footage of the shooting and its aftermath to create a thoughtprovoking political thriller. Filmografi urval som regissorredigera redigera wikitext. Rabin, the last day examines probe into killing of israeli prime minister nprs robert siegel talks to director amos gitai about his new film, rabin, the last day, which merges news footage and. Amos gitai is a prizewinning israeli filmmaker, known for making documentaries and feature films on the middle east and jewisharab conflict.
It is the spark that started the chaos that we find ourselves in these days, with palestinians fighting the israelis and israelis fighting the palestinians and occasionally turning. At cannes, director amos gitai warns of israels slow. To date, amos gitai has created over 90 works of art, including a wide variety of formats such as feature and. In arena of murder, gitai investigates the assassination of yitzhak rabin three weeks after the event. This was gitai s first foray back to the territories. I always felt that this particular part of the world is like a volcano. The 24 hours before rabins assassination wnyc news wnyc. Pm rabin killing written on wall, filmmaker gitai says. Rent amos gitai movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray.
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