Golem, the Spirit of Exile

Release Date: 1992-09-24

Overview: An allegory of the Golem, a Jewish mythical creature personifying displacement and exile, this film tells the story of a woman (similar to the biblical Ruth) and her sisters, who are forced into exile after the death of their husbands. It is set in 1990s Paris, where the director was living in self-imposed exile following the ban on his 1982 documentary in Israel. The recurring theme of the film is migrations and unrooting, like the legendary Golem.

Rating: 4.7 / 10

Cast

Hanna Schygulla

as L'Esprit de l'Exil

Vittorio Mezzogiorno

as Le Maharal

Ophrah Shemesh

as Naomi

Samuel Fuller

as Elimelek

Mireille Perrier

as Ruth