The Band's Visit (2007)
(Bikur Ha-Tizmoret)
Country: ISR/FR/US
Technical: col 87m
Director: Eran Kolirin
Cast: Sasson Gabai, Ronit Elkabetz, Saleh Bakri, Khalifa Natour
Synopsis:
Eight members of the Alexandra Police Ceremonial Band wind up in a middle-of-nowhere Israeli town in place of their similarly named destination and are put up by the generous spirited restaurant owner there.
Review:
Wry, affectionately humorous look at international relations in a sensitive part of the world, showing how in fact there is no animosity to speak of between the cultures at a personal level. Instead the film traces the gradual thawing of the martinet-like conductor at the hands of the sultry Dina.
(Bikur Ha-Tizmoret)
Country: ISR/FR/US
Technical: col 87m
Director: Eran Kolirin
Cast: Sasson Gabai, Ronit Elkabetz, Saleh Bakri, Khalifa Natour
Synopsis:
Eight members of the Alexandra Police Ceremonial Band wind up in a middle-of-nowhere Israeli town in place of their similarly named destination and are put up by the generous spirited restaurant owner there.
Review:
Wry, affectionately humorous look at international relations in a sensitive part of the world, showing how in fact there is no animosity to speak of between the cultures at a personal level. Instead the film traces the gradual thawing of the martinet-like conductor at the hands of the sultry Dina.
(Bikur Ha-Tizmoret)
Country: ISR/FR/US
Technical: col 87m
Director: Eran Kolirin
Cast: Sasson Gabai, Ronit Elkabetz, Saleh Bakri, Khalifa Natour
Synopsis:
Eight members of the Alexandra Police Ceremonial Band wind up in a middle-of-nowhere Israeli town in place of their similarly named destination and are put up by the generous spirited restaurant owner there.
Review:
Wry, affectionately humorous look at international relations in a sensitive part of the world, showing how in fact there is no animosity to speak of between the cultures at a personal level. Instead the film traces the gradual thawing of the martinet-like conductor at the hands of the sultry Dina.