Aliyah (French: Alyah) is a 2012 French drama film directed by Elie Wajeman.[4][5]
| Aliyah | |
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| Directed by | Elie Wajeman |
| Written by | Gaëlle Macé Elie Wajeman |
| Produced by | Lola Gans |
| Starring | Adele Haenel, Cédric Kahn |
| Cinematography | David Chizallet |
| Distributed by | Rézo Films (France), Film Movement (USA)[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Languages | French, Hebrew |
| Budget | $1.8 million[2] |
| Box office | $275.000[3] |
Plot
editAlex, a 27-year-old Jewish drug dealer who lives in Paris, plans to do his Aliyah and move to Israel for the chance of a better life.[4][5][6] His brother, Isaac, keeps pestering him for money.[4][5] During the course of a Shabbat dinner at their aunt's house, we learn they lack parental support.[4] Alex's desire to move to Israel is not so much grown out of Zionism, but because nothing holds him back in France, in spite of his recent encounter with a gentile girl, Jeanne.[4][5][6] The final scene highlights Israel's multicultural culture.[4]
Cast
edit- Pio Marmaï as Alex Raphaelson
- Cédric Kahn as Isaac Raphaelson
- Adèle Haenel as Jeanne
- Guillaume Gouix as Mathias
- Sarah Lepicard as Esther
- David Geselson as Nathan
- Olivier Desautel as Polo
- Jean-Marie Winling as The father
- Mar Sodupe as Anaëlle
- Aimé Vaucher as Gabriel
- Bertrand Constant as Claude
- Marion Picard as Rébecca
- Brigitte Jaques-Wajeman as The aunt
- Louise Roch as Lucie
- Zohar Wexler as Nadav
- Michaël Abiteboul as The shaliah
Reception
editThe film was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.[7][8] It was also shown at the 2012 Haifa International Film Festival and the Cabourg Film Festival.[9][10]
Variety reviewed the film favorably, suggesting the cast was "solid." and that the film deserve a "wider audience" than "Francophone arthouses and Jewish fests".[4] For Les Echos, it is "the best French film in a long time", as it shows many social classes in Paris, and admits the fact that Paris, as pretty as it is, has nothing left to offer.[5]
References
edit- ^ Gregg Kilday, Film Movement Picks Up Elie Wajeman's 'Aliyah', The Hollywood Reporter, 14 June 2012
- ^ JP. "Alyah (2012)- JPBox-Office". www.jpbox-office.com. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "ALYAH (2012)". JP' Box-Office. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g Boyd van Hoeij, Aliyah, Variety, 20 May 2012
- ^ a b c d e Adrien Gombeaud, Alyah d'Elie Wajeman, Les Echos, 19 September 2012
- ^ a b Guillaume Loison, Alyah d’Elie Wajeman Archived 23 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Le Nouvel Observateur, 18 September 2012
- ^ Leffler, Rebecca (24 April 2012). "Cannes 2012: Michel Gondry's 'The We & The I' to Open Director's Fortnight". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ^ "2012 Selection". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Directors' Fortnight. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ^ http://www.haifaff.co.il/eng/Movie%20Info.php?id=6227 [dead link]
- ^ "Festival du Film de Cabourg - Home". Festival du Film de Cabourg. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2017.