Israeli Film: A Reference Guide (Reference Guides to the World's Cinema) [Hardcover] Kronish, Amy and Safirman, Costel

Israeli cinema is a central tool for understanding the contemporary challenges facing Israeli society as it has developed its identity during the past decades. Although films can be considered individual pieces of work, we can gain a unique perspective on the nation's society through a careful analysis of the subject matter, issues, and styles of expression of this unique medium. Since its inception, Israeli cinema has been occupied with the hardships of an ongoing war, problems of Jewish-Arab relations, and the major survival issues of the state.

Despite this focus, Israeli filmmaking is in fact much more complex and varied. Indeed, it covers a wide spectrum of issues that have developed during the 70 years during the production of its first feature film. Israeli Film: A Reference Guide provides a survey of all major films made in Israel, as well as biographies of major Israeli filmmakers and an overview essay summarizing major trends in Israeli film—and, in doing so, offers a commentary on social trends, historical challenges, and societal issues.

AMY KRONISH is a freelance film consultant from Jerusalem who has lectured, written, taught, and produced extensively and internationally. For 15 years she worked at the Jerusalem Cinematheque/Israeli Film Archive, where she eventually served as Curate of Jewish and Israeli Film. She is previously the author of World Cinema: Israel.

COSTEL SAFIRMAN is the Head of Research and Library Services at the Jerusalem Cinematheque/Israeli Film Archive, where has worked since 1988. A prizewinning director of documentary films, he has published many articles and film reviews.

AMY KRONISH is a freelance film consultant from Jerusalem who has lectured, written, taught, and produced extensively and internationally. For 15 years she worked at the Jerusalem Cinematheque/Israeli Film Archive, where she eventually served as Curate of Jewish and Israeli Film. She is previously the author of World Cinema: Israel.

COSTEL SAFIRMAN is the Head of Research and Library Services at the Jerusalem Cinematheque/Israeli Film Archive, where has worked since 1988. A prizewinning director of documentary films, he has published many articles and film reviews.

AMY KRONISH is a freelance film consultant from Jerusalem who has lectured, written, taught, and produced extensively and internationally. For 15 years she worked at the Jerusalem Cinematheque/Israeli Film Archive, where she eventually served as Curate of Jewish and Israeli Film. She is previously the author of World Cinema: Israel.

COSTEL SAFIRMAN is the Head of Research and Library Services at the Jerusalem Cinematheque/Israeli Film Archive, where has worked since 1988. A prizewinning director of documentary films, he has published many articles and film reviews.