David Ofek — Director (3)
Spinoza: 6 Reasons for the Excommunication of the Philosopher (2022) [Movie] IMDb Douban
המוחרם
director: 大卫·奥费克 actor: Jeremy Fogel / Yitzhak Y. Melamed
other title: Spinoza / המוחרם
The excommunication of Baruch Spinoza, the Dutch Jewish philosopher who revolutionized modern thought, is a formative, mysterious event in the understanding of his work. Director David Ofek takes us on an intercontinental journey tracing six reasons for Spinoza's excommunication. Between Amsterdam, the Hague, New York, Jerusalem, and Tel Aviv, he makes some surprising discoveries, and traces the figure of a man who continues to intrigue our culture with his ideas, which remain revolutionary, spiritual, and radical to this day. This is the 17th film in The Hebrews project.
Born in Jerusalem and Still Alive (2019) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
נולדתי בירושלים ואני עדיין חי
other title: 生于耶路撒冷,并仍然活着 / נולדתי בירושלים ואני עדיין חי
When he isn’t taking care of his elderly father, Jerusalem native Ronen Matalon offers guided tours of famous terror attack sites along Jaffa Road. During one of his tours, he meets Asia Mulan, and ex-Jerusalemite who moved to Barcelona. When Ronen is struck by her thirst for life, he falls in love with her, and becomes torn between the conflicting forces of life and death. A dark romantic comedy co-directed by David Ofek and Yossi Atia, who also stars in the main role.
The Barbecue People (2003) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
THE BARBEQUE PEOPLE
director: Yossi Madmoni / David Ofek actor: Raymonde Abecassis / 伊加尔·阿迪卡
other title: 独立日烧烤 / THE BARBEQUE PEOPLE
The Ida family is celebrating Israel’s 40th Independence day. Around the barbeque, a story of two generations unfolds beginning in Iraq where the parents knew their first loves and losses, and continues in New York where their children get entangled in an awkward murder of an Israeli porn actress. Stories of the family members intersect and result in strange encounters that lead back to the Mediterranean port city of Ashod where the family is trying to come to terms with its past and carve its way into the future. A suspenseful and entertaining film with Mature subject matter