Vals Im Bashir

original title:
Vals Im Bashir
other titles:
Waltz with Bashir, (Walzer mit Bashir)
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87 min. , color
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F: 15 May 2008, Cannes Film Festival
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plot synopsis:
An old friend of director Ari Folman has the same nightmare over and over again: 26 vicious dogs haunt him. One night Ari and his friend meet in a bar and the nightmares come up. It seems to them, that there must be a connection between these dreams and their mission in the First Lebanon War as part of the Israeli Army. Surprised that Ari can’t remember anything of his time in this war, he decides to search and interview his comrades and old friends. While he travels around the world to meet them and to hear their stories he tries to find the truth about himself and his time in war. His memories begin to come back to him as surreal images, when he continues his search.
literature:
Bayan Nuwayhed al-Hout. Sabra and Shatila: September 1982. London: Pluto, 2004.

Eggers, Zwanetta: Zur Inszenierung des Erinnerns traumatischer Ereignisse im Film 'Waltz with Bashir'. In: Nagelschmidt, Ilse; Probst, Inga; Erdbrügger, Torsten (Hg.): Geschlechtergedächtnisse: Gender-Konstellationen und Erinnerungsmuster in Literatur und Film der Gegenwart. Berlin: Frank & Timme Verlag GmbH Verlag für wissenschaftliche Literatur, 2010, S. 89 - 109.
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Homepage: http://waltzwithbashir.com/

It was the first animated film to be nominated for an Oscar as Best Foreign Language Film. Earned numerous nominations and awards.

The Graphic Novel was published in 2009 by Atrium Zürich.
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