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Saint Clara

"The Revolution Will Start Here"

1996 1h 25m HE
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7.0
SOLID
β˜…7.0TMDB Β· 24
FantasyScience FictionDramaRomance
Synopsis
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The year is 1999 and the storyline is actually a number of sub-plots all revolving around the 13-year old Clara, a girl that can predict the future and has telekinetic powers. The sub-plots include a boy in her class who has a crush on her, his family, her family and her principal that keeps talking French for some strange reason.

β€œThe Revolution Will Start Here”

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Cast

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Behind the camera

Director
Ari Folman
Writers
Ari Folman, Ori Sivan, Jelena Kohout
Languages
Hebrew, Russian
Countries
Israel

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly β€” the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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30 years old β€” old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hebrew, Russian.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ari Folman, shot by Valentin Belonogov. Note their partnership β€” DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Dov Steuer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Lucy Dubinchik and Halil Elohev and Johnny Peterson carry the top of the cast.

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CAST

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Marketing tagline: "The Revolution Will Start Here".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0115909 β€” still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ari Folman directs. Valentin Belonogov behind the camera. Dov Steuer cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Israel. Dialogue in Hebrew, Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 185 minutes exactly β€” the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
  • 230 years old β€” old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
  • 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hebrew, Russian.
  • 4Directed by Ari Folman, shot by Valentin Belonogov. Note their partnership β€” DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 5Editor Dov Steuer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 6Lucy Dubinchik and Halil Elohev and Johnny Peterson carry the top of the cast.
  • 7Marketing tagline: "The Revolution Will Start Here".
  • 8IMDB entry: tt0115909 β€” still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 9Only 24 TMDB ratings β€” you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Valentin Belonogov
Editing
Dov Steuer
Production design
Ariel Glazer
Costume design
Natan Elkanovich
Runtime
85 min Β· 1h 25m
Status
Released
Original language
HE

Awards

  • Ophir Award for best feature film

Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.

Also by

Ari Folman

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Production companies

Who made it

  • TR

    Transfax Film Productions

    IL

  • Israeli Film Fund

    Israeli Film Fund

    IL

  • PA

    Paralight Ltd.

Key crew

  • ProducerMarek Rozenbaum
  • ProducerUri Sabag
  • MusicBerry Sakharof
  • EditorDov Steuer
  • CastingOrit Azoulay
  • Production DesignAriel Glazer
  • Costume DesignNatan Elkanovich
  • Script SupervisorSilvina Landesman
  • Art DirectionAriel Glazer
  • Line ProducerEyal Sadan

Release history Β· US

When it landed

  • Theatrical1996-10-10

Also known as

International titles

  • Clara HakedoshaIL
  • Saint ClaraIL

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