Rabin, the Last Day
2015 Israeli film
- 7 September 2015 (2015-09-07) (Venice)
- 4 November 2015 (2015-11-04) (Israel)
- 16 December 2015 (2015-12-16) (France)
Running time
France
English
Rabin, the Last Day is a 2015 Israeli-French docudrama political thriller film[3][4] directed by Amos Gitai. It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival.[5]
Premise
The film depicts the events surrounding the final days and assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
Cast
- Yitzhak Hiskiya as chairman
- Pini Mittelman as commission member
- Michael Warshaviak as commission member
- Einat Weizman as commission lawyer
- Yogev Yefet as Rabin's murderer
- Tomer Sisley as Rabin's driver
- Rotem Keinan as commission lawyer
- Tomer Russo as hospital director
- Uri Gottlieb as attorney general
- Ruti Asarsai as police spokeswoman
- Dalia Shimko as psychiatrist
- Gdalya Besser as police officer
- Odelia More as teacher
- Eldad Prywes as Rabin's bodyguard
- Shalom Shmuelov as intelligence officer
- Mali Levi as journalist
- Stephen D. Root as journalist
- Liron Levo as soldier
- Yona Rosenkier as rallye driver
- Yael Abecassis as interviewer
- Shimon Peres as himself
Reception
Rabin, the Last Day has a score of 61% on Metacritic.[6] The Playlist gave the film a grade of B+, describing it as "deeply absorbing and intelligent".[7] The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the film "benefits from fine technical work throughout, from Eric Gautier's sober cinematography to a soulful musical theme by Amit Poznansky".[4] Jonathan Romney of Screendaily considered the film as one of Gitai's "most ambitious and compelling works yet", noting that the film's "slow, deliberate approach makes for a detached air which allows Gitai to show events with distinct clarity".[8]
References
- ^ "Venezia 72". Venezia.
- ^ "French Companies Back Amos Gitai's New Drama". Variety. 8 November 2014.
- ^ "Venice entry 'Rabin, The Last Day' probes an Israeli trauma". Associated Press.
- ^ a b "'Rabin, The Last Day': Venice Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 7 September 2015.
- ^ "Venice Film Festival Unveils Star-Studded Lineup for 72nd Edition". The Hollywood Reporter. 29 July 2015.
- ^ "Rabin, the Last Day". Metacritic.
- ^ "Venice Review: Amos Gitai's Powerful, Political, Provocative 'Rabin: The Last Day'". The Playlist. 9 September 2015.
- ^ "'Rabin, The Last Day': Review". Screendaily.
External links
- Rabin, the Last Day at IMDb
Reviews
- A. O. Scott. (January 28, 2016).Review: Amos Gitai’s ‘Rabin, the Last Day’ Looks Back in Anguish. New York Times.
- J. Hoberman (January 26, 2016). ‘Rabin, The Last Day’ makes Oliver Stone's ‘JFK’ look stone-cold sober. Tablet
- Brandon Judell (January 2, 2016). Amos Gitai: With Rabin, The Last Day , Israel’s Godard Takes on Netanyahu, Extremist Rabbis, and an Artist’s Duty. HuffPost.
- Jill Lawless (8 September 2015). Venice entry ‘Rabin, The Last Day’ probes an Israeli trauma. Times of Israel.
- Thomas L. Friedman (September 23, 2015).
- Politicians Seeing Evil, Hearing Evil, Speaking Evil. New York Times.
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Films directed by Amos Gitai
- Esther (1986)
- Berlin-Jerusalem (1989)
- Golem, the Spirit of the Exile (1992)
- Metamorphosis of a Melody (1996)
- Kadosh (1999)
- Kippur (2000)
- Kedma (2002)
- 11′09″01 September 11 (segment "Israel"; 2002)
- Alila (2003)
- Promised Land (2004)
- Free Zone (2005)
- Disengagement (2007)
- To Each His Own Cinema (segment "The Dybbuk of Haifa"; 2007)
- Roses à crédit (2010)
- Lullaby to My Father (2012)
- Ana Arabia (2013)
- Words with Gods (segment "The Book of Amos"; 2014)
- Tsili (2014)
- Rabin, the Last Day (2015)
- Laila in Haifa (2020)
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