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Divine Intervention- Elia Suleiman
Part parable, part experimental narrative, Suleiman utilizes irreverence, wit, mysticism and insight to craft an intense, hallucinogenic and extremely adept exploration of the dreams and nightmares of Palestinians and Israelis living in uncertain times. Subtitled, "A Chronicle of Love and Pain," Divine Intervention follows a Palestinian filmmaker living in Jerusalem (director Elia Suleiman) as he tends to his ailing father and girlfriend, a Palestinian woman living in Ramallah. Due to the unending conflict between Israel and Palestine, she isn't allowed into Israel and they meet at a deserted lot beside one of the notorious checkpoints. Their relationship and the absurd situations around them serve as metaphors for the lunacy of larger cultural problems, and the result is palpable, bottled personal and political rage. Yet the films acerbic, absurdist sense of humor (earning comparisons to Jacques Tati and Nanni Moretti), in a situation where death seems to lurk at every corner, and Suleiman's own directorial interventions, are what earned him the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes. In Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles. (92 mins.) Print courtesy of Avatar Films.
Selected Filmography: Chronicle of a Disappearance (97).
Showtime: 2/22, 8:30pm GU.