‘Each page a victory. At whose expense the victory ball? Every ten years a great man. Who paid the piper?’ An essay parable, part documentary part fiction, on the desire for a leader, anchored in Brecht’s 1935 poem A Worker Reads History. Screens before Amos Gitaï, la violence et l’histoire.
Film details
Country of production
Israel
Year
1976
Festival edition
IFFR 2021
Length
18'
Medium/Format
Digital
Language
English
Premiere status
None
Director
Amos Gitai
Cinematography
Amos Gitai
Editing
Rina Ben Melech
Principal cast
Adina Baron
Music
Luciano Berio
Production company
Institute of Israeli Films
Sales / World rights holder
Agav Films
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