Diary (1983 film)

Diary
Theatrical release poster
יומן
Directed by	David Perlov
Produced by	Mira Perlov David Perlov
Screenplay by	David Perlov
Starring	Klaus Kinski David Perlov Mira Perlov Claude Lanzmann Joris Ivens André Schwarz-Bart Irving Howe Isaac Stern Nathan Zach Dahlia Ravikovitch
Narrated by	David Perlov
Music by	Shem Tov Levi
Cinematography	Gadi Danzig David Perlov Joseph Zicherman Liviu Carmely Ruth Walk Itzik Portal
Edited by	Dan Arav Noga Darevski Jacques Ehrlich Boaz Leon Shalev Vines Levi Zini Yosef Greenfield Bat Sheva Yancu Liran Atzmor
Production company	Channel 4 Keshet Media Group JCS Productions Belfilms Ltd. Telemedia Productions
Release date	11 June 1983 (11 June 1983) (Tel Aviv Museum of Art)
Running time	630 Minutes
Country	Israel
Language	Hebrew

Diary (Hebrew: יומן‎‎, tr. Yoman) is a 1983 Israeli experimental independent underground documentary art film directed by David Perlov, notable for being, together with its three follow-ups, פגישות עם נתן זך , יומן מעודכן, 1990–1999 and תצלומי 2002–1952, the last based on his photography of fifty years, one of the longest films ever made, as well as for being one of the few films ever made in which a film director shot his own grown daughter naked, possibly the first. It was released on DVD by in 2006 and is widely considered the greatest and most important Israeli film ever made in its home country.

In early 1973, David Perlov bought a 16 mm film camera. Told in eleven parts, the film focuses on the life of David Perlov and his family in the years 1952–2002, showcasing his life and the developments in area politics, while David Perlov himself narrates. Several portions show David Perlov visiting São Paulo, his place of origin.

It was released on cable television in Israel and on Channel 4. It also was shown in Israeli theaters, in the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York City, and in the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris.