Little Jerusalem

...'', ''Combat d'amour en songe, and Ce jour-la. In 2006 she played Mathilde, an Orthodox Jewish woman faced with marriage problems in Little Jerusalem ''. She also appeared in ''J'invente rien, based on a novel by Christine Angot. In 2008 ,...

In this article: Elsa Zylberstein, Cesar Award, I've Loved You So Long, Antoine de Caunes, Mina Tannenbaum, Paris, Buddhism, and Francis Huster

...love and identity through the prism of the female body and the rights of its owner. Expanding on themes unpacked in her 2005 film, "La Petite Jerusalem," Ms. Albou focuses on the intense friendship of two 16-year-old girls living in...

In this article: La Petite Jerusalem and The Wedding Song

Little Jerusalem () is a 2005 French drama film directed by Karin Albou. The film saw a limited release in the United States on January 27, 2006. Albou's film depicts how the conflict between the rational and the irrational drives the...

In this article: Philosophy, Elsa Zylberstein, Purim, and Tashlikh

...World War II, the sharp-eyed drama "The Wedding Song" picks up issues explored by the Tunisian-French director Karin Albou in "La Petite Jerusalem" (2005): female sexuality and relationships that cross religious-cultural boundaries. The...

In this article: The Wedding Song, La Petite Jerusalem, Simon Abkarian, Tunis, World War II, and San Francisco

...people have said the film is too romantic - that it (the relationship between Jewish and Muslim friends) can't exist." Albou's first film, "Little Jerusalem," also dramatizes the relationship between two young women - Jewish sisters on...

In this article: La Dolce Vita, World War II, San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, Richard Corliss, Tunisia, and Roger Ebert

...Jewish) in Nazi-occupied Tunis try to cling to each other despite their differences in "The Wedding Song." Second feature by Karin Albou ("Little Jerusalem") is a bold, very carnal take on adolescent female bonding in a setting not often...

In this article: Simon Abkarian and Tunis

Line-up includes the world bow of "Le Chant des mariees," sophomore feature of Gallic helmer Karin Albou, whose "La Petite Jerusalem" (Little Jerusalem) toured festivals in 2005. Pic unfolds in Nazi-occupied Tunisia, with childhood friends...

In this article: Isabelle Huppert and Fabrice Luchini

Valette started her career in an episode of L'instit. In 2005, she was critically praised for her part in ''Little Jerusalem ''. 1999 : Le Fils du Francais, by Gerard Lauzier 2005 : La Petite Jerusalem, by Karin Albou 2006 :...

In this article: Fanny Valette