A philosophically-minded web of characters

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Amos Gitai, Hana Laslo, Bahira Ablassi, Maria Zreik, and Naama Preis at an event for Laila in Haifa (2020)

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Laila In Haifa is set over one fateful night in a club in the port town of Haifa and explores the interweaving stories of five women. The film aims to present a snapshot of contemporary life in one of the last remaining spaces whe...

Amos Gitai

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Like Amos Gitai&apos;s previous films &quot;Ana Arabia&quot; and &quot;A Tramway in Jerusalem,&quot; this film also gives one character after another the chance to declaim a story or tell what&apos;s on their mind. This time the characters form quite a web of interrelationships and their speeches touch on the Arab-Israeli conflict and on the nature of life in general. In fact, this is the only film I&apos;ve seen in which the issue of the Arab-Israeli conflict is raised only to be overshadowed by grander issues. Not all the dialogue is exactly unpretentious and natural-sounding; and likely that was a priority lower than making philosophical statements-- and visual statements. Gitai knows architecture, and he seems delighted with the opportunity to film in a densely decorated bar that boasts a railed mezzanine and is flanked by railroad tracks.

Like Amos Gitai's previous films "Ana Arabia" and "A Tramway in Jerusalem," this film also gives one character after another the chance to declaim a story or tell what's on their mind. This time the characters form quite a web of interrelationships and their speeches touch on the Arab-Israeli conflict and on the nature of life in general. In fact, this is the only film I've seen in which the issue of the Arab-Israeli conflict is raised only to be overshadowed by grander issues. Not all the dialogue is exactly unpretentious and natural-sounding; and likely that was a priority lower than making philosophical statements-- and visual statements. Gitai knows architecture, and he seems delighted with the opportunity to film in a densely decorated bar that boasts a railed mezzanine and is flanked by railroad tracks.

Laila In Haifa is set over one fateful night in a club in the port town of Haifa and explores the interweaving stories of five women. The film aims to present a snapshot of contemporary life in one of the last remaining spaces where Israelis and Palestinians come together to engage in face-to-face relationships.

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