Little Jerusalem ( La Petite Jérusalem )

Little Jerusalem (DVD) (*)

$25.99

Original Title: La Petite Jérusalem
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival
Ceasar Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Hebrew ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
96 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu

Movie filmed in 2005 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Karin Albou

Written By:
Karin Albou

Actors:
Fanny Valette ..... Laura
Elsa Zylberstein ..... Mathilde
Bruno Todeschini ..... Ariel
Hédi Tillette de Clermont-Tonerre ..... Djamel
Sonia Tahar ..... The Mother
Michaël Cohen ..... Eric
Aurore Clément ..... Mikva's Wife
François Marthouret ..... The Philosophy Professor
Saïda Bekkouche ..... Djamel's Aunt
Salah Teskouk ..... Djamel's Uncle

Synopsis:

With candor, sympathy and excellent cinematography, 'La Petite Jerusalem' reflects on the bodies of two sisters in Sarcelles, a drab Parisian suburb called home by an enclave of Orthodox Jewish immigrants. Laura (Fanny Valette) leans toward the secular; she is skeptical, a student of philosophy and falling in love with a mustachioed Algerian named Djamel (Hedi Tillette de Clermont-Tonnerre). Mathilde (Elsa Zylberstein), her sister, is devout, but conflicted by dual fidelities to God and husband (Bruno Todeschini). The latter, sexually frustrated, is no longer faithful. Can faith be reconciled with foreplay? The writer-director, Karin Albou, opens up the intimate physical and psychological spaces of these two strong women through a style indebted to the sophisticated impressionism of Claire Denis and Lucrecia Martel.

Laura, a young Jewish woman in Paris, lives in a smaller-than ideal apartment with her large family, which includes sister Mathilde, her Orthodox husband, their four children and her Tunisian mother. When Laura falls in love with a Muslim man, she must choose between following the tenets of her faith or her own desires.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 14 November, 2006.

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