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AMOS OZ – THE NATURE OF DREAMS. Articulate and erudite, Amos Oz is one of the most esteemed of Israeli authors. Oz is also an activist and moral conscience who is a vocal critic of Israeli politics and the continuing occupation of Palestinian territory, a controversial stance. Originally made for television, this documentary follows Oz as he embarks on an international lecture tour that takes him to Berlin, Columbia University in New York and the United Nations. At a swank party in New York, Oz meets his contemporaries Salman Rushdie and Paul Auster, and he even offers Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres some advice on how to respond to an inflammatory Anti-Semitic speech from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. We also see Oz at work in his studio, and conducting interviews over the telephone. This is not so much a portrait of the artist or the creative process as it is a study of a man and the forces that have shaped him and his beliefs. Amos Oz – The Nature Of Dreams is the second film from filmmakers Masha Yur Glozman and Yonathan Yur, whose previous film Magia Russica looked at the development of Russian animation and the transformation of Russian society and culture. The pair gain the trust of Oz, enabling them to gain some intimate insights in his background. The film explores his family life, growing up in Jerusalem in the 1940's, and his life on a kibbutz. Using rare archival footage, the directors also paint a grim picture of what life was like for Jews in Europe in the 1930's and 1940's. It was a time of pogroms and persecution – those that weren't driven out in the 1930's were murdered en masse in the 1940's. But more revealing are the wonderful anecdotes Oz offers up about the process of writing his first novel whilst on a kibbutz. Oz also reads passages from his novel A Tale Of Love And Darkness. However, the documentary is a bit bland, and at times resembles something of a lecture from the author himself. Ultimately, Amos Oz – The Nature Of Dreams is of limited appeal.

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Amos Oz- Man of Peace

Amos Oz is an Israeli author who is very well known all around the world.He's known from his speeches and writings for the peace between Israelis and Palestinians.Will it ever come? Only God knows, but he won't tell.Amos Oz (2009) is a fascinating documentary about this man, who turned 70 this month.Mr. Oz reads some moving excerpts from his memoir A Tale of Love and Darkness.I have not read the book yet.In fact, I have read far too little of Oz.I've read In the Land of Israel (1982) and My Michael awaits to be read in my apartment.He mentions an interesting and rather funny fact of the time he was writing this debut novel of his.He wrote it during kibbutz in a tiny bathroom, sitting there with the toilet seat down and a pad of paper and a book on his knees.He speaks touchingly of his parents.There are many interesting people in this documentary.There's Salman Rushdie who has a brief conversation with Oz.In the same group there's Paul Auster.Sari Nusseibeh, a Palestinian professor of philosophy walks and talks with Amos.Richard von Weizsäcker, who was President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1984-1994), speaks to the public.Shimon Peres, the current President of State of Israel has a discussion with Oz about the bad policy of Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.And of course Nily Oz, the wife of Amos, is seen in this program.A touching moment is seen when a German man tells to Amos how his father saved some Jewish kids whose parents were taken to Auschwitz.From this documentary you learn a little more about Judaism, about Israel and about Amos Oz.

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Amos Oz: The Nature of Dreams

2009 [HEBREW]

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Amos Oz: The Nature of Dreams

2009 [HEBREW]

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Amos Oz- Man of Peace

a study of a man and the forces that have shaped him and his beliefs

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