Sharon Barish wrote:
Did anyone see the movie (Israeli) in a theatre or on dvd?
Saw it in a Artsy-type movie house with a couple of Israelis who had
this running commentary going on the whole time. I loved it. They
loved it. Went out and had humus at a Lebanese place afterwards.
Bought the DVD.
Below please find a reply from an Israeli librarian.
Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2008 10:27 PM
To: Warshenbrot, Amalia
Subject: Re: FW: [ha-Safran]: The Band's Visit
OK I got the message but I'm afraid I (vuzvuz that I am) I found the
portrayal of the periphery very convincing. In fact
Be aware that the Egyptian band is depicted as mostly cultured and
sophisticated people while the people of the small town in Israel are
culturally dead. One of the Israeli young people is so
unsophisticated that he doesn't even know how to start a flirtation
with a girl and he has to be
So it reflects how the Israeli periphery is perceived by the Israeli
elites. Given who makes most Israeli movies, that is not
surprising.--Aaron
Aaron Wolfe Kuperman
LC Social Sciences Cataloging Division, Law Team
This is NOT an official communication from the Library of Congress.
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I'd just like to say that I saw this film in the theater and was not
in any way offended. I did not perceive it to be biased or in any
way anti-Israeli. To me, it was humorous and poignant. Not an
all-time classic, but a film that I know my patrons will enjoy --
they are already asking for
Hey all! Everybody have a good summer?
The Bands Visit, super touching story about a small Egyptian marching
band lost in a small Israeli town.
This movie is great! I saw the subtitled version here in Valencia
(absolutely everything is dubbed in Spain but for some reason this
wasn't). They
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