Gett : [videorecording (DVD)] the trial of Viviane Amsalem.
Gett : [videorecording (DVD)] the trial of Viviane Amsalem.
Alternate Title
:
Trial of Viviane Amsalem
Publication Date
:
2015
Physical Description
:
1 videodisc (116 min.)
Subject Term
:
Drama films.
Foreign films.
French drama
Marriage -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre
:
Feature films.
Additional Contributors
:
Abkarian, Simon.
Performer
:
Simon Abkarian.
Summary
:
In Israel there is neither civil marriage nor civil divorce. Only rabbis can legitimate a marriage or its dissolution. But this dissolution is only possible with full consent from the husband, who in the end has more power than the judges. Viviane Amsalem has been applying for divorce for three years. But her husband Elisha will not agree. His cold intransigence, Viviane's determination to fight for her freedom, and the ambiguous role of the judges shape a procedure in which tragedy vies with absurdity, and everything is brought out for judgment, apart from the initial request
Language
:
French
General Note
:
DVD.
Not rated.
Language Note
:
Languages: French, Hebrew and Arabic ; Subtitles: English, French, and Hebrew.
| Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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| Mount Pearl (AMP) R. King | Adult Fic French DVD | Adult Fiction French DVD | FIC GET | Checked In |