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Mood:
- GloomyTouchingBittersweetHumorousSentimentalSincere
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- Music BandCulture ClashFish Out of WaterSmall Town LifeSocial RelationsMusician's LifeOpposites AttractInterracial Relations more...
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- ForeignComedyDrama
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- Contemporary21st Century
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Place:
- IsraelMiddle EastSmall Town
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- Award WinnerCritically AcclaimedCannes Festival WinnerPrestigious Awards
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- Ensemble CastStrong Female Presence
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The Band's Visit, 2007
English, Arabic, Hebrew
Israel, France, USA
Profile of The Band's Visit
The Band's Visit can be described as bittersweet, gloomy, and touching. The plot revolves around a music band, small town life, and culture clash. The main genres are foreign, drama, and comedy. In terms of style, The Band's Visit stars an ensemble cast and stars a strong female character. In approach, it is realistic. The storytelling is slow paced. The Band's Visit is set, at least in part, in a small town. It is located in Israel. It takes place in contemporary times. The Band's Visit has received attention for being a Cannes festival winner and critically acclaimed. Note that it involves profanity.
Summary of The Band's Visit
Israeli filmmaker Eran Kolirin's debut feature, The Band's Visit, is a subtle, heartfelt, and humane work that goes a long way toward dissolving the incredibly complex cultural divide that continues to plague the Middle East. When the Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra flies from Egypt to Israel to perform at the opening of an Arab culture center, they are left stranded at the airport. Their leader, Tewfiq (Sasson Gabai), orders the handsome violinist, Khaled (Saleh Bakri), to solve their predicament, but it turns out that he's gotten the wrong information. By that time, it's too late. All eight members are left standing alone in a quiet desert town far from their intended destination with no way to get where they need to go. Tired, hungry, and confused, they find shelter at a restaurant run by the pretty but brash Dina (Ronit Elkabetz). It's clear that Dina is bored with her lonely life, so she talks Tewfiq into letting the band stay over for the night: he and Khaled will stay with her, and the others will be put up at the home of Itzik (Rubi Moscovich). Over the course of the night, Tewfiq and Dina bond, Khaled helps a hapless local discover his inner Romeo, and the other band members find themselves caught up in a domestic situation that is less than perfect. Kolirin perfectly navigates his film's slice-of-life tone, blending comedy and drama and poignancy without ever succumbing to one completely. In the wrong hands, this material could turn into a quirk-fest that parodies everyday life. Yet under Kolirin's assured command, it becomes something that feels like life itself. The Band's Visit is funny, lonely, inspiring, sad, and beautiful all at once.
Details
| Language: | English, Arabic, Hebrew |
| Country: | Israel, France, USA |
| Release date: | 12 November 2007 |
| Runtime: | 87 min |
Cast and Crew
as Lieutenant-colonel Tawfiq Zacharya
as Dina
as Haled
as Simon
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Critics Reviews
San Francisco Chronicle
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- by: David Wiegand
The Onion (A.V. Club)
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- by: Noel Murray
Users Reviews
- 10.October.2009
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- by: Chucky
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