Joseph Cedar’s Israeli Film Footnote (Hearat Shulayim) is Nominated for Oscar 2012
The Israeli film Footnote (Hearat Shulayim) is a comedic-drama that won Best Screenplay at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and took home 9 Ophir Awards (the Israeli Oscar). It was also nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Film category. This is the 10th Israeli film to be nominated for an Academy Award.
Israeli Film Footnote – Plot Summary
Footnote follows the relationship of Father and Son Eliezer and Uriel Shkolnik, rival Talmud professors at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Uriel receives acknowledgments and honors for his work, overshadowing his father’s achievements. The film takes a turn when Eliezer gets a call congratulating him for winning a prestigious award that both father and son were competing for. However, it turns out that the call was in fact meant for Uriel.
At this point we see Uriel’s struggle when he finds out that the award was meant for him and not his father. He needs to tell his father, but is worried about the impact it will have on their relationship. As it is, Eliezer feels forgotten and that his work is no longer relevant as Uriel continues to gain recognition for his work.
One review published by Hannah Brown in The Jerusalem Post called the film “brilliant and audacious”. She wrote: “Cedar uses dramatic cinematography, music and visual effects to signal that this is a film about an earth-shaking battle, at least in its protagonists’ hearts and minds. The acting is outstanding, notably by Bar-Abba and Ashkenazi.”
The Cast of the Israeli film Footnote
Written and directed by Joseph Cedar, an American-born Israeli. Cedar is known internationally for his film Beaufot, which received an Oscar nomination in 2007. The stars of the film include: Shlomo Bar Aba a known Israeli stage comedian, Lior Ashkenazi, Yuval Scharf and Alma Zack.
Footnote was produced by United King Films and Movie Plus, Footnote also received support from the Israel Film Fund, Jerusalem Film Fund and the AVI CHAI Foundation. The distribution rights for North America were acquired by Sony Pictures Classics. The film premiered at the Cannes film festival on May 14, 2011 and was released in Israel on June 2, 2011.
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