Sunday, November 9
Landmark (Theater 7)
4:30 PM
Avi Nesher
Israel, 2007
127 min
Following the death of her mother, beautiful Naomi—the studious, devoutly religious daughter of an ultra-Orthodox rabbi—convinces her father to postpone her arranged marriage for a year so that she might study at a Jewish seminary. Naomi's quest for individuality takes a defiant turn when she befriends Michelle, a free-spirited and equally headstrong fellow student. When the pair encounters a mysterious, ailing foreigner with a disturbing past (played by French diva Fanny Ardant), and attempt to treat her through mysterious kabbalistic rituals, they begin a risky journey into forbidden realms, both religiously and sexually. Soon they must decide whether the desire to be true to themselves is worth the potential cost to themselves, their families, and their way of life.
ADMISSION: $10 non-member / $8 members