“To decide to live abroad and to acculturate to a new environment is to accept to embark on a life-changing journey, requiring patience, motivation, and discipline. On the outside, we might think we are out of our depth, swimming in a new and frightening culture, startled by unfamiliar social customs. On the inside, we have to pro tempore suffer from “linguistic schizophrenia” and tortuously remodel our social self, turning the original “us” into a hermit. However, these phases are only the first steps of the journey.”

—Karim Rebiaï (MA French Literature 2015)

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Cinema Egypt

Posted on September 4, 2018

Call Number: Digital Video

Alternate Title: Cinema Mitzrayim

Year: 2001

Director: Rami Kimchi

Duration: 47 mins

Language(s): Hebrew

Subtitle Language(s): English

The life story of Egyptian-born Henriette Ezer, the director’s mother, which is a parable of the complex relationship between East Jewry and Israel. The film includes excerpts from the classic Egyptian film ‘Leila, the Girl from the Country’.