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India / 1958 / Length: 95
Direcor: Satyajit Ray
Language: Bengali, Hebrew and English subtitles
A Salute to Satyajit Ray and to Indian Classical Music in collaboration with Raga Mela Festival With The Music Room (Jalsaghar), Satyajit Ray, who is widely considered one of the greatest film-makers of all time, brilliantly evokes the crumbling opulence of the world of a fallen aristocrat (the beloved actor Chhabi Biswas) desperately clinging to a fading way of life. His greatest joy is the music room in which he has hosted lavish concerts over the years—now a shadow of its former vivid self. An incandescent depiction of the clash between tradition and modernity, and a showcase for some of...
Israel / 2004 / Length: 131
Direcor: Joseph Pitchhadze
Language: Hebrew
In Memory of Dan Toren Year Zero This film takes us into the world of strangers whose lives change forever when they meet by chance: a young mother with a 10-year-old tries to make ends meet after she's fired and evicted from her apartment; a hit-and-run driver kills a blind man's seeing-eye dog; a married couple in their 40s fight over an unplanned pregnancy; a radio producer faces his past as he creates a historical radio program about his father; an unethical businessman is forced to come home to Israel to take care of his aging dad. The songs by...
Jamaica/USA / 1973/2006 / Length: 90
Direcor: Perry Henzell
Language: English, Hebrew subtitles
Celebrating the jubilee of this long-lost Jamaican classic No Place Like Home The first edition of Soundtrack Tel Aviv, in 2022, celebrated Jamaica’s first feature film’s 50th anniversary. After his history-making "The Harder They Come," Jamaican film director Perry Henzell started to work on his second feature film - which depicts a trip into the wild side of paradise through the eyes of a NY career woman. Henzell didn’t get a chance to complete his second feature film during his lifetime. “No Place Like Home went unseen as the negative was thought lost for over 25 years. Found and restored,...
Israel / 2024 / Length: 42
Direcor: Bettina Fainstein
Language: Hebrew, English subtitles
Indie City - Gaza Envelope Indie City is a concept project combining the vibrant Israeli indie music scene and documentary situations in different Israeli locations. The series provides a platform for new and unknown bands alongside veteran artists and has been promoting Israeli indie music for over a decade. Over the course of 12 seasons, over 180 music videos were filmed and broadcast as part of a special slot on HOT’s Channel 8. Indie City's YouTube channel has received millions of views and thousands comments from all over the world, and serves as an archive of independent Israeli music. The...
Israel / 1983 / Length: 130
Language: עברית
In Memory of Dan Toren The Tel Aviv Soundtrack Film Festival is holding a tribute event to the late musician and actor Dan Toren, with the participation of family and friends. In addition to a memorial for Toren, we will screen the short documentary "As Long as it Rolls" and the feature, "Final Exams". As Long As it Rolls (Israel 2016 A film about the history of Dan Toren’s musical life, by Yaron Amitai. 25 minutes, Hebrew Final Exams Israel 1983 Dir: Assi Dayan Music: Naftali Alter Starring: Dan Toren, Irit Frank, Ariella Rabinovich, Irit Alter As part of the...
Germany / 2022 / Length: 90
Direcor: Michael P. Aust, Tessa Knapp
Language: German, English, Hebrew subtitles
Tribute to Irmin Schmidt The film will be screened as part of a special tribute to the avant-garde composer and legendary keyboardist Irmin Schmidt, who is best known as a founding member of German avant-garde rock group and electronic music pioneers CAN. After a classical education as pianist, conductor and composer, Irmin Schmidt - who studied under Stockhausen and Ligeti - established CAN in the late 60s combining contemporary classical music with rock and jazz. CAN’s unparalleled genius remains unquestioned, timeless and immeasurably influential. Schmidt’s post-CAN career was no less groundbreaking, featuring solo albums, diverse collaborations, the opera Gormenghast, as...
Direcor: Robin Hardy
Language: English, Hebrew subtitles
Special Jubilee Anniversary Celebration of "The Citizen Kane of horror films": The Wicker Man + Be Never Still, Cuckoo!: Live Show by Nico Teen The Wicker Man The greatest British folk horror film of all time. A puritan Police Sergeant arrives in a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl, who the Pagan locals claim never existed. A conservative Christian, Sergeant Howie (Edward Woodward) observes the residents' frivolous sexual displays and strange pagan rituals, particularly the temptations of Willow (Britt Ekland), daughter of the island magistrate, Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee). Be Never Still, Cuckoo! Following the screening, Zohar...
Direcor: Shirley Clarke
Language: English, Hebrew subtitles
The Connection Shirley Clarke made a splash—and ignited a landmark censorship case—with her controversial feature debut, an innovative adaptation of Jack Gelber’s off-Broadway play in which the line between documentary and narrative breaks down as a group of junkie jazz musicians crawl the walls while waiting for their next fix. With its restlessly kinetic camerawork, flavorful Beat dialogue, and cool jazz score by pianist Freddie Redd, THE CONNECTION is a groundbreaking depiction of drug addiction and one of the most vital and influential works of the American independent film movement. The screening will be preceded by a short talk by...
Direcor: Rob Reiner
Language: English, Hebrew subtitles
Up to Eleven: Friday After Dark Celebrates This Is Spinal Tap’s Jubilee This Is Spinal Tap The biggest, loudest, funniest rock’n’roll movie ever made! Rob Reiner's mockumentary is a parody of the quintessential rockumentary. Spinal Tap is a typical English heavy metal band – imagine Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and Status Quo rolled into one. In 1982, this legendary band attempts an American comeback tour accompanied by a fan who is also a film-maker. Are they heading for disaster? The screening will be preceded by a short talk by Dana Kessler, Soundtrack Tel Aviv artistic director, on the many wonders...
France / 2024 / Length: 78
Direcor: Lisa Azuelos, Thierry Teston
Language: English, French, Hebrew subtitles
My Way My Way is much more than a song; this song has crossed eras, borders and generations. It’s an anthem that has become part of us and a permanent part of music history. My Way is also one of the most covered songs ever, from Sid Vicious to Tom Jones, not to mention Nina Simone or Pavarotti. However, many people are unaware that it was initially conceived in France, by the pool of Claude François’ mansion on a summer afternoon in 1967, and that a succession of fortuitous meetings and sleepless nights had guided her across the Atlantic towards...