A House in Jerusalem (1998)
1h 30m
Running Time
April 9, 1998Release Date
A House in Jerusalem (1998)
1h 30m
Running Time
April 9, 1998Release Date
Plot.
Can a house be a metaphor for Arab-Jewish relations in Israel? Amos Gitai returns to the house in West Jerusalem he profiled in 1980. He interviews members of the Jewish families who live there, and he talks with the Arab family who lived in the house until 1948. They are now in East Jerusalem and pay a nearly furtive visit to the street in front of their old house. Gitai also interviews Palestinian laborers at work on renovations and excavating an old tunnel to the Holy Mount. What do people think of each other, what do they think of Israel, what do they think of co-existence? Do the current residents know the house's history?
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Details.
Release DateApril 9, 1998
Original NameBait be Yerushalayim
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
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Wiki.
A House was directed by Amos Gitai. The events of a house in West Jerusalem are the second part of a trilogy. The other two are News from Home and House of 1980.