Forwarded by Jeremy Butler, for information, contact [log in to unmask] (wanda bershen). -------------------------original message------------------------------ **************************************************************************** TWO NEW FEATURES BY AMOS GITAI Available for Exhibition & Sales (Institutional VHS) ARENA OF MURDER (1996/35mm/color/80min) Just premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 5-14), ARENA OF MURDER chronicles a country still in a state of shock over the assasination of Yitzak Rabin. Starting with a brief interview with Lea Rabin, the filmaker journeys between the Golan and Gaza, talking to workers, generals, friends,intellectuals and musicians seeking some way to process the incomprehensible event. Accompanied by a haunting Stockhausen score (vocals performed by Hanna Schygulla), the film has the quality of a lament for the utopian dreams of Israel's founders, as well as for the lost hopes of a peaceful existence for todays youth. DEVARIM (1995/35mm/color/110min) Adapted from Yaakov Shabtai's best-selling novel PAST CONTINUOUS, Gitai's drama explores the national mythologies of identity via a portrait of life in present-day Tel Aviv. Both novel and film juxtapose the older european generation with the younger --- which has inherited the aspirations but not the strength or conviction of the former. The fragmentary style of the editing, dialogue and stories echoes the confusions and contradictions of all the characters, as they muddle through their lives, loves, and family dramas. Assi Dayan gives a sharp, restless performance as Caesar -- a second generation Tel Aviv native, and is complemented by haunting performances from young actor Amos Schub, and famous cabaret singer Riki Gal. DEVARIM seems an almost uncanny portrait of a nation moving towards the tragic events of 1995 which have thrown into high relief, the deep fissures of current Israeli society and identity. FOR INFORMATION /BOOKINGS PLEASE CONTACT: Wanda Bershen Red Diaper Productions 212-598-0224 (tel/fax) email: [log in to unmask] ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]