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La petite Jérusalem
Directed by
Karin Albou
Not Rated
2006
1h 37m
[Drama](/on-demand/category/drama)
6.5
62%
67%
5.3
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A beautiful Jewish young woman still living with her orthodox family in a Parisian suburb, falls in love with a Muslim co-worker.
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La petite Jérusalem Ratings & Reviews
Miami Herald
Marta Barber
This beautiful tale of two sisters living in Sarcelles, a low-income Parisian suburb of mostly new immigrants, presents the darker side of religion while offering a candid view of an Orthodox Jewish family struggling to stay together.
Bangitout.com
Jordan Hiller
The film, which means well in its attempt to touch on Kantian philosophy, racial divides, sex and orthodoxy, and secularism versus religion, manages to insult each one of these heavy subjects by not giving any of them the serious, thoughtful attention the
Seattle Times
Jeff Shannon
Rich in perceptive details, Albou's film has drawn favorable comparison to the work of Claire Denis (The Intruder, Friday Night), and both directors share a sensual sensitivity to their characters' inner lives.
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Crust
The grand ideas are effectively integrated into a drama that relies equally upon the head, the heart and the body for inspiration.
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington
It's very well-acted and directed, shot with great vigor, mostly in roaming closeups that plunge us right into the thick of things.
L.A. Weekly
Ella Taylor
[If the film] is a story of escape and liberation, it also shows a calibrated respect for tradition and the ancient pull of family loyalty.
Cinema Signals
Jules Brenner
Albou is adventurous in intermixing a young woman's coming-of-age with a search for secular belief but her story is a bit shy on drama.
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Laura Kelly
Even though the romance angle disappoints, the story still holds interest because of the jarring cultural differences, even between the Paris-reared daughters and their superstitious Tunisian mother.
The Hollywood Reporter
Frank Scheck
It evaporates from your mind even while watching it.
Observer
Andrew Sarris
In their separate ways, Laura and Mathilde have discovered how to shape their own destinies in a turbulent period of clashing civilizations.
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
It would be hard to imagine a filmmaking style as serious yet lazy as the earnest vrit bobbing and weaving employed by La Petite Jrusalem.
Film Journal International
Daniel Eagan
The best reason to watch La Petite Jerusalem is Fanny Valette, a bona-fide beauty who brings a commitment and gravity to scenes that don't always deserve them.
TV Guide
Ken Fox
Beautifully played by Valette and Zylberstein, and directed with amazing grace by Albou, this touching film offers a respectful, fascinating look at a community that's ignored as often as it's misunderstood.
New York Post
V.A. Musetto
Albou's chosen a touchy subject, which she treats sensitively. Her mature script is complemented by heartfelt turns by Fanny Valette as Laura and Elsa Zylberstein as Mathilde.
Variety
Lisa Nesselson
Centered on people of limited means, pic intelligently explores the ways in which the demands of a tightly knit religious community can be stifling or liberating depending on one's own temperament.
New York Times
Nathan Lee
With candor, sympathy and excellent cinematography, La Petite Jerusalem reflects on the bodies of two sisters in Sarcelles, a drab Parisian suburb called home by an enclave of Orthodox Jewish immigrants.
Village Voice
Rachel Aviv
... strains under the influence of too many philosophy texts ...
Lessons of Darkness
Nick Schager
[A] respectable portrait of inhibiting zealotry.
Slant Magazine
Ed Gonzalez
Somber and nuanced but prone to self-annotation.
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