Description of a Memory

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Israeli filmmaker Dan Geva’s poetic response to French cineaste Chris Marker’s 1960 short DESCRIPTION OF A STRUGGLE, is an important film about Israel’s political and social climate. Geva tracks down many of Marker's original subjects and, via Marker-esque narration, reflects on how much has changed in the past 46 years.

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Release Date:	Jan 1, 2006
Running Time:	80 minutes
Country:	Israel
Language:	English

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DESCRIPTION OF A MEMORY examines the complexities of Israel's history through the lens of Chris Marker's 1960 film DESCRIPTION OF A STRUGGLE, a portrait of the country made 13 years after its founding. In DESCRIPTION OF A MEMORY, Israeli director Dan Geva explores what has happened in his homeland in the years since with a more critical eye, asking whether the promises Marker identified have been fulfilled.