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Saint Clara

Original title: Clara Hakedosha
  • 1996
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
744
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Saint Clara (1996)
DramaFantasyRomance

The year is 1999 and the storyline is actually a number of subplots all revolving around the 13-year old Clara, a girl who can predict the future and has telekinetic powers. The subplots inc... Read allThe year is 1999 and the storyline is actually a number of subplots all revolving around the 13-year old Clara, a girl who can predict the future and has telekinetic powers. The subplots include a boy in her class who has a crush on her, his family, her family, and her principal ... Read allThe year is 1999 and the storyline is actually a number of subplots all revolving around the 13-year old Clara, a girl who can predict the future and has telekinetic powers. The subplots include a boy in her class who has a crush on her, his family, her family, and her principal who keeps talking French for some strange reason.

  • Directors
    • Ari Folman
    • Ori Sivan
  • Writers
    • Ari Folman
    • Jelena Kohout
    • Pavel Kohout
  • Stars
    • Lucy Dubinchik
    • Halil Elohev
    • Johnny Peterson
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    744
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Ari Folman
      • Ori Sivan
    • Writers
      • Ari Folman
      • Jelena Kohout
      • Pavel Kohout
    • Stars
      • Lucy Dubinchik
      • Halil Elohev
      • Johnny Peterson
    • 11User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 6 nominations

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    Lucy Dubinchik in Saint Clara (1996)
    Lucy Dubinchik and Halil Elohev in Saint Clara (1996)
    Saint Clara (1996)
    Saint Clara (1996)

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    Lucy Dubinchik
    Lucy Dubinchik
    • Clara Chanov
    Halil Elohev
    • Eddie Tikel
    Johnny Peterson
    • Rosy
    Maya Maron
    Maya Maron
    • Libby
    Maya De-Fries
    • Eleanor Galash
    Tal Feigenboim
    • Galit Biron
    Igal Naor
    Igal Naor
    • Headmaster Tissona
    Joe El Dror
    Joe El Dror
    • Teacher Mounitz
    Orly Silbersatz
    Orly Silbersatz
    • TV Reporter
    • (as Orly Silbersatz Banai)
    Tal Ben-Bina
    • Tikel's Mom
    Menashe Noy
    Menashe Noy
    • Tikel's Dad
    Evgenia Dodina
    Evgenia Dodina
    • Clara's Mom
    • (as Jenya Dodina)
    Ronald Heilovsky
    • Clara's Dad
    Israel Sasha Demidov
    Israel Sasha Demidov
    • Elvis Chanov
    • (as Israel Damidov)
    Ronny Bachar
    • Vered Rosental
    Tomer Patlock
    • Asthma
    Divan Sivan
    • Baby Chanov
    Helena Zo-Btov
    • Seismographic Engineer
    • Directors
      • Ari Folman
      • Ori Sivan
    • Writers
      • Ari Folman
      • Jelena Kohout
      • Pavel Kohout
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      The film takes place in 1999.
    • Quotes

      Tikel's Dad: [Upon winning the lottery] The first time you're happy about something I did.

      Tikel's Mom: [Looking at their son] The second time.

    • Connections
      Featured in Hagan Reviews: Saint Clara (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Nitzotzot
      (Acoustic)

      Composed by Rami Fortis / Berry Sakharof

      Performed by Berry Sakharof

    User reviews11

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    7/10
    Traditional folk tale of magic and morality
    On the surface, Saint Clara presents itself as a clever and amusing dystopian look at modern society. The central characters inhabit a town of featureless block buildings and deserted streets. Golda Meir High seems to be completely empty except for the principal, one teacher, and one class. And the TV in all the houses are tuned to the same show, in which a wild haired woman makes cryptic prophecies of doom and destruction.

    Underneath all of this, however, is a traditional folk tale of an alienated young boy who falls in love and makes his peace with society. The boy, the town, and you the viewer learn just how unimportant are things like fame, fortune, and power. And all along the way you are entertained with tales of magic and humorous anecdotes. Long ago, this is the type of tale with which a traveling minstrel would have held your fascination. Remove the post-apocalyptic stylizations and this becomes very reminiscent of the early stories of Isaac B. Singer, which I assume are themselves done in the style of traditional Yiddish folk tales.

    Don't be put off by the idea of having to sit through a moral lesson; the movie is never didactic or preachy. When you finally see the lesson at the end, it just makes the characters seem that much real and the stories that much more entertaining. This is a short and not particularly ambitious movie, but it succeeds completely in those things which it does set out to accomplish.
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    • Dec 12, 1999

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • 1996 (Israel)
    • Country of origin
      • Israel
    • Official site
      • Movie information
    • Languages
      • Hebrew
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Святая Клара
    • Filming locations
      • Kiryat Gat, Israel
    • Production companies
      • Israeli Film Fund
      • Paralight Ltd.
      • Transfax Film Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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