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The Cinema of October 7th

JL;DR SUMMARY Nadav Lapid's latest film, "Yes!," features a provocative examination of Israeli society, continuing his tradition of merging political critique with avant-garde cinematic style. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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ArtIsraeli CinemaCinemaDystopiaCritiqueTrilogyNadav LapidAuteur

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Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"I was present on an invite by the director. I wasnt sure what it meant exactly to be present in such a ceremony and could not make up my mind whether I should go or not, being a literary critic who every now and then writes a piece about a film."
Israel
"Lapids alternative Israel is an oligarchy of sorts, in which the young are ruled by the elderly who consume them for sexual pleasure and entertainment."
Paris, France
"Upon being knighted, the director took to the stage and let loose on a tirade about the State of Israel becoming an impossible place for the creative mind to manifest, and for this reason he announced his exile of choice: Paris, France."
Greece
"A Greek tragedy unfolds in front of your unbelieving eyes, filled with incessant chatter about real estate in Athens and the Greek islands."

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