The Band’s Visit-Movie Review 06/27/2010
Posted by Films to consider in Arabic/Egyptian language film, Comedy, Israeli language film, Light Drama.trackback
The Band’s Visit (Egyptian/Israeli) 2007
Among other honors:
Winner, Best Picture; Best Director; Best Screenplay, Israeli Film Academy Awards
Winner, Un Certain Regard prize, Cannes Film Festival
Winner, Best Actor; Best Discovery, European Film Award
Directed by Eran Kolirin
A police band from Alexandria, Egypt travels to Israel to provide musical entertainment for the opening of the Arab Cultural Center there. The band gets misdirected and ends up stranded in a small town in the middle of nowhere. They are put up by several locals. Some sweet and funny scenes as a few band members “socialize” with the locals.
The narrative is interspersed with some beautiful music.
87 min. Rated PG-13.
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