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Fallen Leaves

Dir.: Aki Kaurismäki
| 81 minutes

Fallen Leaves, a gentle tragicomedy, tells the story of two lonely people who meet each other by chance in the Helsinki night and try to find the first, only, and ultimate love of their lives.

Jules

Dir.: Marc Turtletaub
| 87 minutes

Mark Turtletaub directs a small, heartfelt comedy about everyone's need for a little attention and empathy. He forms the work as an alien film, but not the threatening or scary kind - but as a comforting allegory for the encounter with the painful times in our lives.

The Monk and the Gun

Dir.: Pawo Choyning Dorji
| 107 minutes

In this gentle fable from Bhutan, an American gun collector and a young monk match wits over what will happen to an antique gun, against the backdrop of the country’s first modernizing election in 2006.

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Friday 13.12.24
13.12.24
10:30
Cinematheque 3
Cinematheque 3
2024-12-13 10:30:00 2024-12-13 13:30:00 Asia/Jerusalem Buddhism: Between Democracy and Empathy <p>Speaker (in Heb.): Ayelet Eidelberg</p><p>Tickets: 90 NIS / Members: 80 NIS</p> Cinematheque Jerusalem Cinematheque
Buddhism: Between Democracy and Empathy

A World Apart

Dir.: Riccardo Milani
| 113 minutes

Fed up with his teaching job in Roma, Michele relocates to a small village in Abruzzo, only to discover that if the school doesn’t find more students it will face closure. "'A World Apart' showcases Italian small-town charm with a heartfelt story of resilience" (Hannah Brown, Jerusalem Post).

Thelma

Dir.: Josh Margolin
| 98 minutes

When 93-year-old Thelma Post gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city in order to reclaim what’s rightfully hers. With infectious humor, Margolin employs the familiar tropes of the action genre in hilarious, age-appropriate ways to tackle aging with agency. 

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Dir.: Tim Burton
| 104 minutes

Lydia Deetz is now a presenter for a show where she communicates with the dead. Although she cannot contact her dead husband, she suddenly receives a visit from Beetlejuice. Tim Burton returns to his breakout film with an uninhabited, fast-paced, and rowdy sequel.

Evil Does Not Exist

Dir.: Ryosuke Hamaguchi
| 106 minutes

The life of a small community living in harmony with nature is jolted when a tourism company from Tokyo wants to establish a luxury resort village. Ryosuke Hamaguchi presents a seemingly humble film and, in his unique cinematic way, succeeds to delve deeply into the soul of his heroes.