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Film Screening: "Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem" with special guest, Rachel Harris (U. of Illinois: Urbana-Champaign)

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Tuesday, November 01, 2016
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Rachel Harris

Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem is a 2014 Israeli-French drama film directed by Ronit Elkabetz and Shlomi Elkabetz. The film is the third in a trilogy focusing on the unhappy marriage of Viviane Amsalem, the first being To Take a Wife and the second Shiva.

It was screened as part of the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. It was also screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Israeli entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards. It was also nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards. Variety magazine's Jay Weissberg praised its "beautifully modulated script, ripe with moments of liberating humor".

Special guest Rachel S. Harris is Assistant Professor of Israeli Literature and Culture in Comparative and World Literature and the Program in Jewish Culture and Society at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Her recent publications include articles in the journals Israel Studies, Symbolism, and Modern Jewish Studies.

Contact: Serena Elliott