Hole in the Moon

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Hole in the Moon

A comic and episodic satire, the film uses improvisation to illustrate the clash between fantasy and reality in real life. Although conceived in the style of Mekas’ “Hallelujah the hills” (1962), it’s an authentically Israeli satire, an openly rebellious and individualistic expression that poked fun at the sacred myths of earlier zionist films. The technique of film within the film is used to portray cinema as reflection of the imagination, a miracle based on dreams and fantasies that take on concrete characteristics – parallel to the miracle of Israel, the dream that has become reality. Although not a commercial success, its importance is beyond any measure, though it remains a unique experiment, boldly uncommercial and subversive, out of any context in that patriotic, ideological epoch.

Original Title

חור בלבנה

Release Date

1964-01-01

Year

1964

Duration

1h 15m

Status

Released

Score

5.70

Genres

Production

Cast

Uri Zohar

Uri Zohar

Arik Lavie

Arik Lavie

Shmulik Kraus

Shmulik Kraus

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Israel Gurion

Shaike Ophir

Shaike Ophir

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Shoshik Shani

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Avraham Heffner

Shoshana Shani-Lavie

Shoshana Shani-Lavie

Zeev Berlinsky

Zeev Berlinsky

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Yael Aviv