Rue Mandar (Where We Grew Up)
New York Jewish Film Festival 2014
January 8 - 23, 2014
New York Premiere!
Director Idit Cébula in person for Q&A!
Three siblings debate the fate of their childhood home after their mother’s death, causing memories, rivalries and insecurities to bubble to the surface, in this warm dramedy about family dysfunction.
Screening with: What Do We Have In Our Pockets? (Goran Dukic, 4m)
New York Premiere!
Director Idit Cébula in person for Q&A!
In this charming dramedy by Idit Cébula (Two Lives Plus One, NYJFF 2009), three siblings are brought together for their mother’s funeral in Paris. Memories, rivalries and insecurities bubble to the surface as they debate what to do with their childhood home. Sparkling performances by Emmanuelle Devos, Sandrine Kiberlain and Richard Berry bring forth the most compelling kind of family dysfunction in this warm and wonderful film.
Screening with:
What Do We Have In Our Pockets? | Goran Dukic | U.S./Israel | 2012 | 4m
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