My Yiddishe Mama’s Dream
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My Yiddishe Mama’s Dream
Daniel Oren, a conductor in great demand in Europe’s famous opera houses, is the son of a Muslim father and a Jewish mother, living the Arab-Israeli conflict. He’s often been called a “stinking Arab,” but also a “stinking Jew.” This film is built as a dramatic, musical adaptation of La Bohem, an opera Oren himself conducted in the Opera House of Tel Aviv. Its story and emotions converge to portray the many facets of Oren’s persona – a musical genius. The twisting plots of the melodramas he conducts shy in comparison to his own life story, itself an opera, from which and through which he seeks be released.
Festivals and Awards:
Jerusalem International Film Festival, Israel, 1999; Israfest, Los Angeles, USA, 2000
Director: Asher Tlalim
Producer: Anat Assoulin, Udi Segal, Asher Tlalim
Production Company: Anat Assouline Productions
Cinematographer: Nili Aslan, Asher Tlalim
Editor: Anat Kirchuk, Asher Tlalim
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television,Telad
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: החלום של אמא
Category: Art and Culture / Family / Identity / Israeli Society / Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Tag Words: Arab-Israeli conflict classical music conductor genius La Bohem opera
Daniel Oren, a conductor in great demand in Europe’s famous opera houses, is the son of a Muslim father and a Jewish mother, living the Arab-Israeli conflict. He’s often been called a “stinking Arab,” but also a “stinking Jew.” This film is built as a dramatic, musical adaptation of La Bohem, an opera Oren himself conducted in the Opera House of Tel Aviv. Its story and emotions converge to portray the many facets of Oren’s persona – a musical genius. The twisting plots of the melodramas he conducts shy in comparison to his own life story, itself an opera, from which and through which he seeks be released.
Festivals and Awards:
Jerusalem International Film Festival, Israel, 1999; Israfest, Los Angeles, USA, 2000
Director: Asher Tlalim
Producer: Anat Assoulin, Udi Segal, Asher Tlalim
Production Company: Anat Assouline Productions
Cinematographer: Nili Aslan, Asher Tlalim
Editor: Anat Kirchuk, Asher Tlalim
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television,Telad
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: החלום של אמא
Category: Art and Culture / Family / Identity / Israeli Society / Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Tag Words: Arab-Israeli conflict classical music conductor genius La Bohem opera