The Adventures of Saul Bellow
An Israeli documentarian delves into the relationship between the life of the controversial author and the work, specifically the way Bellow borrowed real people from his past as the inspiration for characters in his stories.
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Length: 100 mins.
Language: English
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Between Waves follows Jamie's journey to join her missing lover, Isaac, in a parallel dimension. Despite Isaac's presumed death, he continues to visit Jamie, urging her to join him. Armed with a map and notebook, she heads to Sao Miguel in the Acores, untangling the truth behind Isaac's disappearance. Burdened by a police investigation and conflicted about her terminated pregnancy, Jamie grapples with Isaac's inter-dimensional calls. When Isaac's former research partner, Renata, arrives, the question lingers: does Renata believe Jamie or seek Isaac's notebook? Balancing on the edge of enlightenment and madness, Jamie explores how far she'll go before it's too much.
Cindy returns home to the countryside with her new boyfriend Mark, along with her childhood "friend" Nathan and his girlfriend Jennifer, after her father passes away unexpectedly. Apparently, her father was into some twisted religious cult which used to sacrifice people in a lake and Cindy's return awakens evil spirits called "the Drowned" by the locals. Now the Drowned have their sights set on Cindy and her friends.
The extraordinary story of Avner, who was a champion in skydiving and base jumping. When he was 28, he jumped off a bridge in California, crashed to the ground and became paralyzed. Through touching encounters and rare photographs, the gap between his life before and after the accident is revealed.
50 min. Hebrew Language with English subtitles.
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