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In Memory of Renen Schorr

Raging Bull

Dir.: Martin Scorsese
| 129 minutes

A vivid look at the middleweight champion, Jake LaMotta, whose personal battles always presented his greatest challenges. This is Scorsese at his best,  a film that presents the brutality, violence, and mercilessness New York.

Opening Night

Dir.: John Cassavetes
| 143 minutes

An aging famous theater actress suffers an emotional uproar when she is asked to play a character experiencing the same troubles she herself is experiencing – emptiness and doubts about the paths she has chosen. 

On the Waterfront

Dir.: Elia Kazan
| 108 minutes

The Italian mafia controls the New York docks and the Dockers union. Ex-boxer Terry Malloy faces a serious dilemm. One of the best films ever made, this masterpiece showcases Brando at his very best. 

Anthem | Big Eyes

112 minutes

Anthem - Before Sabbath in Jerusalem, Amnon buys sour milk and spends the day wandering Katamonim, meeting various neighborhood characters | Big Eyes - A mixture of pathos and comedy about Beny Forman, married and father of two, who has an insatiable appetite for women.... One of the cornerstones of Israeli cinema that should not be missed.

Wake Up, Grandson - Letters to my Rebellious Rabbi

Dir.: Renen Schorr
| 93 minutes
Director Renen Schorr follows his grandfather, Rabbi Avraham Heller, war hero of 1948 War in Safed. A duel: faith vs. film. Safed vs. Tel- Aviv. The grandson is asked to leave film-making for religion, and carry on Rabbi’s legacy.

 

Last Summer Blues

Dir.: Renen Shorr
| 101 minutes

The film follows seven boys and girls during the summer between their matriculation exams and their draft into the army. One of the key films of Israeli cinema, Last Summer Blues is funny, touching, and still as relevant as ever.