Golda's Balcony (film)
Golda's Balcony | |
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Directed by | Scott Schwartz |
Written by | William Gibson |
Based on | Golda's Balcony by William Gibson |
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Starring | Tovah Feldshuh |
Cinematography | Yves Gerard Issembert |
Edited by |
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Music by | Mark Bennett |
Production companies |
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Distributed by | Manhattan Ensemble Theatre |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $100,000 |
Golda's Balcony is a 2019 American biographical film based on the 2003 play Golda's Balcony,[1] written by William Gibson.[2] The film captures a solo performance by Tovah Feldshuh[3] — who plays Golda Meir and numerous other characters in the course of the film's eighty-six minutes — during a multi-camera, video recording in front of a live audience in May 2003.[4][5][6][7][8] The multi-camera video recording was edited into a motion picture in early 2019, after which it went on to become an Official Selection at numerous film festivals in North America.[9] As of 2020, the film had been selected for 75 Film Festivals in North and South American, as well as Europe and Asia and, in addition, had won twenty Audience Choice Awards as "Best Feature" among the festivals to which it had been invited.[5][10][11][12][13][14]
Plot
The film is, like the play, a dramatization of a middle of the night
Cast
- Tovah Feldshuh as Prime Minister Golda Meir and forty-four other characters (including Henry Kissinger, Moshe Dayan, David Ben-Gurion, as well as both sides of a dialog with King Abdullah I of Jordan, just before the Israeli Declaration of Independence).[16][6]
Background and production
The play
Release and reception
Since the film's World Premiere in Palm Beach in early 2019, the film earned Official Selections to over 70 festivals throughout North and South America, as well as Europe and Asia, including festivals in Boston, Philadelphia, Austin, Hong Kong, Vienna, São Paulo, Los Angeles (Closing Night),
References
- ^ Simonson, Robert (April 27, 2004). "Golda's Balcony to Begin National Tour in September 2005". Playbill.com. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ Carr, David (November 27, 2008). "William Gibson, Playwright, Dies at 94". The New York Times. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ "LPTW to present Oral History with Tovah Feldshuh 6/6 @ NY Library for the Performing Arts". Talkin' Broadway. March 1, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ "Tovah Feldshuh biography". tovahfeldshuh.com. March 1, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Kanter, Abby (March 6, 2019). "Tovah Feldshuh revels in her 'greatest role'". NJjewishNews site. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ a b Davenport, Ken (March 6, 2016). "Interview 21: Scott Schwartz". Candid Conversations with Broadway Pros, v. 3. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ Burke, Jim (May 25, 2018). "Review: The Walking Dead's Tovah Feldshuh triumphs in Golda's Balcony". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ a b Meth Kanter, Abby (March 6, 2019). "What, potential viewers may ask, is 'Golda's Balcony, The Film'". Times of Israel.com site. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ a b "Golda's Balcony, The Film (2019) FilmFreeway website entry". Filmfreeway.com. March 1, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ a b Por, Gabor (March 1, 2019). "Golda's Balcony, The Film (2019)". Jewish Film Festivals online site. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ "29th Annual Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival". PBJFF.org. January 21, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ a b "2019 Honolulu Jewish Film Festival". honolulujewishfilmfest.org. March 21, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ "Westchester Jewish Film Festival 2019". burnsfilmcenter.org. March 31, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ a b "The 19th Annual New Jersey Jewish Film Festival is proud to announce this year's audience awards, Best of the Fest". JccMetrowest.org. April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
- ^ Simon, John (November 10, 2003). "Ding-Dong". New York Magazine - Theater Review. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ a b Henley, Christopher (April 14, 2014). "Feldshuh is brilliant in Golda's Balcony". DC Theatre Scene.com. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ Kuchwara, Michael (October 15, 2003). "Golda Meir, Public and Private, on Stage". Associated Press. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ Genzlinger, Neil (April 1, 2003). "THEATER REVIEW; A 1977 Golda Meir Gets Into Shape". The New York Times. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ "Palm Beach County is Hosting Three Major cultural Festivals". aroundWellington.com. January 15, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ a b "The Los Angeles Jewish film Festival". Celebrating the Jewish Experience Through film. April 1, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Film Lineup". DetroitJewishFilmFestival.com. April 1, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ Enquist, Nick (February 6, 2019). "Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival features screening of 'Golda's Balcony, The Film'". JewishAZ.com. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ O'Connor, Taylor (February 17, 2019). "Film festival hopes to enlighten guests about Judaism". The Peoria Times. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ "Golda's Balcony, The Film (2019) Midwest Premiere". jccFilmfest.jccChicago.org. March 15, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ "Tampa Bay Jewish Film Festival". Tbjff.org. April 1, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ "Film Pittsburgh - Films". FilmPittsburgh.org. March 31, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ "2019 CJFF Lineup". /charlottejewishfilm.com. March 20, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
External links
- Official website
- Golda's Balcony, The Film (2019) at IMDb
- Golda's Balcony, The Film (2019) on JewishFilmFestivals.org