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Metamorphosis of a Melody

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Metamorphosis of a Melody
מילים
Directed byAmos Gitai
Produced byGala Dona Dela Rosa
Shuki Friedman
Amos Gitai
Ilan Moskovitch
Laurent Truchot
StarringRonit Elkabetz
Samuel Fuller
CinematographyEtai Arbel
Amos Gitai
Jorge Gurvich
Edited byOren Medics
Marco Melani
Music byMarkus Stockhausen
Simon Stockhausen
Production
companies
Agav Films
Capital Studios
Release date
  • 1996 (1996) (Israel)
Running time
93 min
CountryIsrael
LanguageHebrew

Milim (Hebrew מילים "words"), English title Metamorphosis of a Melody is a 1996 Israeli drama film by Amos Gitai.[1] The film starring Ronit Elkabetz and Samuel Fuller is based on The Jewish War by Josephus. It is a cinematic realisation of stage-based productions by Gitai.

Plot

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The film follows Jewish resistance as they face a series of challenges against the Romans. Chronicling the capture of Jerusalem by the Seleucid ruler Antiochus IV Epiphanes in 164 BC to the fall and destruction of Jerusalem in the First Jewish-Roman War in AD 70.[2]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Festival Book - Page 85 2004 - Director: Amos Gitai Producer: Nicolas Blanc, Michael Tapuah, Laurent Truchot Screenplay: Amos Gitai, Marie-Jose Sanselme ... Select Filmography Milim (1996), The Arena of Murder (1996) War and Peace in Vesoul (1997) Zion, .
  2. ^ Metamorphosis of a Melody Film.com. Retrieved on 5 July 2010
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