The story takes place in Haifa, Israel, in 1979, during three days before the Shabbat. Read More »
Tag Archives: Simon Abkarian
Almost Peaceful AKA Un monde presque paisible (2002) Michel Deville, Simon Abkarian, Zabou Breitman, Vincent Elbaz
Jewish tailor Albert (Abkarian) and his wife Lea (Breitman) are reestablishing their business in 1946 Paris. Read More »
Rage (2009) Sally Potter, Simon Abkarian, Patrick J. Adams, Riz Ahmed
A young blogger at a New York fashion house shoots behind-the-scenes interviews on his cell-phone. Read More »
I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed (2005) Serge Le Péron, Saïd Smihi, Charles Berling, Simon Abkarian, Josiane Balasko
My name is Georges Figon. Okay I’m dead but, being the talkative kind, death isn’t going to stop me from speaking. Read More »
Yes (2004) Sally Potter, Joan Allen, Simon Abkarian, Sam Neill
In this film, told almost entirely in iambic pentameter, She is a scientist in a loveless marriage to Anthony, a devious politician. Read More »
Ni pour, ni contre (bien au contraire) / Not for, or Against (Quite the Contrary) (2003) Cédric Klapisch, Marie Gillain, Vincent Elbaz, Simon Abkarian, Crime, Drama
“Ni Pour, Ni Contre” tracks the fall of a young TV camerawoman, Caty, after she becomes involved with a group of petty criminals and their enigmatic leader, Jean. Read More »