Focuses on the intensely dramatic and high-stakes responsibilities and decisions that Golda Meir, also known as the 'Iron Lady of Israel,' faced during the Yom Kippur War.Focuses on the intensely dramatic and high-stakes responsibilities and decisions that Golda Meir, also known as the 'Iron Lady of Israel,' faced during the Yom Kippur War.Focuses on the intensely dramatic and high-stakes responsibilities and decisions that Golda Meir, also known as the 'Iron Lady of Israel,' faced during the Yom Kippur War.
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- 1 win & 10 nominations total
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- TriviaHelen Mirren would spend 3.5 hours in the makeup chair to be transformed into Golda.
- Quotes
Henry Kissinger: Madam Prime Minister, in terms of our work together, I think it's important for you to remember that I am first an American, second I'm Secretary of State, and third, I am a Jew.
Golda Meir: You forget that in Israel we read from right to left.
Henry Kissinger: Of course.
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Words and Music by Leonard Cohen
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"Golda" portrays Golda Meir (Helen Mirren) as a frumpy, chain-smoking 75-year-old woman with lymphoma. Her confidante and assistant is Lou Kaddar (Camille Cottin). She regularly meets with Minister of Defence Moshe Dayan (Rami Heuberger), Defence Forces Chief of Staff David Elazar (Lior Ashkenazi), Mossad Director Zvi Zamir (Rotem Keinan), and Military Intelligence Director Eli Zeira (Dvir Benedek). We also meet various military commanders, including Ariel Sharon (Ohad Knoller).
"Golda" unfolds on a day-by-day basis, beginning with Israel's lack of proper intelligence in early October 1973 and through the war that started on the 6th and ended on the 25th. Meir's spirits ebb and flow, but she maintains a decisive nature and steely exterior in negotiations, especially with Henry Kissinger. In contrast, Moshe Dayan appears weak and rattled. Some actual news clips from the era appear from time to time, giving a documentary-like impression.
Helen Mirren is marvelous as Golda Meir. Camille Cottin and Lior Ashkenazi are also very strong. Ohad Knoller is appropriately flamboyant as Ariel Sharon. The cinematography is a mixed bag--some is very strong and creative. Still, Meir's incessant staring into the night and never without a cigarette in hand, even when taking oxygen in the hospital, seemed a bit much.
"Golda" could have provided more pre-war context about Golda Meir; it dumped an undefined woman into a critical national crisis. "Golda" also omits significant war events like Israel's acceptance of a cease-fire in place on October 12 that Egypt rejected.
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- Aug 24, 2023
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- Ґолда
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- Gross US & Canada
- $4,801,781
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,695,959
- Aug 27, 2023
- Gross worldwide
- $6,919,033
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1