Birth of a Golem (1990)

With the feel of experimental film, Gitai mixes storytelling, readers' theater, cityscapes (usually seen from moving trains), and desolate landscapes to mediate on the act of creation. What if a golem were fashioned out of dirt, much like Adam, and came to life? The film imagines it, in the desert and in Moscow. Interspersed are stories of a 14th-century Tuscan artist's creation of a tower that plays music when the wind blows, of a film director, and of Jeremiah and Sirat. In what ways is making a movie like creating a golem?

Released

1990-08-27

Genres

Fantasy, Mystery

Runtime

60 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Amos Gitai

TMDB rating

3.4/10 from 8 votes