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Oz dives into 120 years of family history and paradox, the saga of a jewish lovehate affair with europe that sweeps from vilna and odessa, via poland and prague, to israel. Oz circles around topics, gets apparently sidetracked in detailed descriptions of small and large events, slowly opens up in a very introspective work that also tries to constantly relate to the world around him. Natalie portmans directorial debut, a tale of love and darkness, premiered at cannes last year and was relatively wellreceived. Listen to tale of love and darkness audiobook by amos oz. With natalie portman, gilad kahana, amir tessler, moni moshonov. A tale of love and darkness is the story of a boy who grows up in wartorn jerusalem, in a small apartment crowded with books in twelve languages and relatives speaking nearly as many. A tale of love and darkness mandarin edition by amos oz it is the story of a boy growing up in the wartorn jerusalem of the forties and fifties, in. Based on the memoirs of author amos oz, this poetic drama shares his familys tale of suffering and survival in the early years of independent israel. The film details the young mans relationship with his mother and his beginnings as a writer, while looking at what happens. Aug 04, 2005 love and darkness are just two of the powerful forces that run through amos oz s extraordinary, moving story.
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