I Am Bialik

Summary Aviv Talmor, a poet and literature teacher is informed that his father that he has never known, has died, bequeathing him one Israeli Lira (less than one penny). Aviv embarks upon a legal battle over his inheritance, during which he discovers that his grand father was the illegimate son of the Israeli national poet Haim Nahman Bialik. Aviv is excited by the prospect that he could be the great grand son of the legendary poet. Israeli's literary community, however, is shocked by his claim and goes to war with him to clear the national poet's good name. In this film, the poet fights, get injured and bleed, both literally and figuratively. Aviv loses his job and his grasp on reality in an obsessive attempt to prove his bloodline to Bialik. In his mind, he envisions Bialik, Ira Yan, his dead father and additional spirits that continue to haunt him. View more details

I Am Bialik

Directed : Aviv Talmor

Written : Aviv Talmor Ohad Ofaz Ohad Ufaz

Stars : David Danino Irit Gidron Aviv Talmor Yadin Elam

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Genres : Drama Biography Documentary

Release date : Mar 31, 2013

Countries of origin : Israel

Official sites : Official site

Language : Hebrew

Production companies : Israel Film Fund New Israeli Foundation for Cinema and Television Albatross Productions

Summary Aviv Talmor, a poet and literature teacher is informed that his father that he has never known, has died, bequeathing him one Israeli Lira (less than one penny). Aviv embarks upon a legal battle over his inheritance, during which he discovers that his grand father was the illegimate son of the Israeli national poet Haim Nahman Bialik. Aviv is excited by the prospect that he could be the great grand son of the legendary poet. Israeli's literary community, however, is shocked by his claim and goes to war with him to clear the national poet's good name. In this film, the poet fights, get injured and bleed, both literally and figuratively. Aviv loses his job and his grasp on reality in an obsessive attempt to prove his bloodline to Bialik. In his mind, he envisions Bialik, Ira Yan, his dead father and additional spirits that continue to haunt him. View more details

Details

Genres : Drama Biography Documentary

Release date : Mar 31, 2013

Countries of origin : Israel

Official sites : Official site

Language : Hebrew

Production companies : Israel Film Fund New Israeli Foundation for Cinema and Television Albatross Productions

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