Films for English Speakers

For many years no-one was interested in the art of the Impressionists. Then, something remarkable happened. A new breed of collectors emerged and were acquiring any work by these new, radical artists, Amongst them was the visionary Danish businessman Wilhelm Hansen. . It was an extraordinary moment in art history; full of drama, intrigue and subterfuge.

Leona Stevenson is confined to her bed. When she asks the phone operator to connect her to her husband, she overhears a conversation between two men discussing a future murder. The anxiety leads her to uncover a crime with tragic consequences. Sorry, Wrong Number is a film noir on speed.

As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father’s death but paralysed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament. Benedict Cumberbatch takes on the title role of Shakespeare’s great tragedy. Tickets: 75 NIS / Members: 50 NIS

A successful toy manufacturer feels lonely in his family. When he meets an employee from the past, all emotions stir. Douglas Sirk's brilliant melodrama deals with grief for what is lost and reconciliation for what remains.

At 40, Roger Greenberg returns to Los Angeles to live with his married older brother. Roger is drifting through life and refuses to accept that real life has come knocking on his door. Will Roger finally find a reason to be happy?

Forced to move to a village where his father is employed building planes for the army, Mahito wanders around and meets a gray heron. When they enter a mysterious tower, they move into whimsical places. "This is a singular, transformative experience in film, and not to be missed" (Toronto Fim Festival).

In 1968, at the height of the Vietnam War, Emile de Antonia ptresented this bitter indictment of the American involvement in Vietnam. De Antonio, constructs this film in classic montage style, combining materials from different sources, alongside interviews with politicians, soldiers and citizens from both sides.

Based on the memoir written by John Lennon’s half-sister, is an attempt to describe and comprehend the defining moments in Lennon’s youth, moments before he and his friends became a legend. In Nowhere Boy, Sam Taylor-Wood attempts to decipher the persona that was Lennon.

1931 pre-War Berlin, a haven of moral decadence and sexual ambiguity. American cabaret singer Sally Bowles meets British academic Brian Roberts. Despite Brian's confusion over his sexuality, the pair become lovers, but the arrival of wealthy playboy complicates matters for them both.

Ben and Bea cannot stand one another after their date implodes. They reunite at their sisters' wedding, where everyone around them wants them to be as happy as they are. What are they to do but pretend to be a couple? The loose adaptation of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing requires nothing but to sit back and enjoy.

London, 1938. Julia Lambert, a glamorous and successful actress, is drawn into a sweeping love affair with a young man who claims to be an adoring fan. Veteran Hungarian filmmaker Istvan Szabo presents a complex work that combines biting comedy with intelligent drama.