Metamorphosis of a Melody | |
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Directed by | Amos Gitai |
Produced by | Gala Dona Dela Rosa Shuki Friedman Amos Gitai Ilan Moskovitch Laurent Truchot |
Starring |
Ronit Elkabetz Samuel Fuller |
Music by |
Simon Stockhausen |
Cinematography | Etai Arbel Amos Gitai Jorge Gurvich |
Edited by | Oren Medics Marco Melani |
Production
company |
Agav Films
Capital Studios |
Release date
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(Israel) 1996 |
Running time
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93 min |
Country | Israel |
Language | Hebrew |
Metamorphosis of a Melody (original title: Milim) is a 1996 Israeli drama film by Amos Gitai. The film starring Ronit Elkabetz and Samuel Fuller is based on The Jewish War by Josephus. It is a cinematic realisation of stage-based productions by Gitai.
The film follows Jewish resistance as they face a series of challenges against the Romans. Chronicling the capture of Jerusalem by the Seleucid ruler Antiochus IV Epiphanes in 164 BC to the fall and destruction of Jerusalem in the First Jewish-Roman War in AD 70.