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La petite Jérusalem

  • 20052005
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
881
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Fanny Valette in La petite Jérusalem (2005)
  • Drama
A beautiful Jewish young woman still living with her orthodox family in a Parisian suburb, falls in love with a Muslim co-worker.A beautiful Jewish young woman still living with her orthodox family in a Parisian suburb, falls in love with a Muslim co-worker.A beautiful Jewish young woman still living with her orthodox family in a Parisian suburb, falls in love with a Muslim co-worker.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
881
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Karin Albou
  • Writer
    • Karin Albou
  • Stars
    • Fanny Valette
    • Elsa Zylberstein
    • Bruno Todeschini
Top credits
  • Director
    • Karin Albou
  • Writer
    • Karin Albou
  • Stars
    • Fanny Valette
    • Elsa Zylberstein
    • Bruno Todeschini
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    • 11User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 4 nominations

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    Fanny Valette
    Fanny Valette
    • Laura
    Elsa Zylberstein
    Elsa Zylberstein
    • Mathilde
    Bruno Todeschini
    Bruno Todeschini
    • Ariel
    Hédi Tillette de Clermont-Tonerre
    • Djamel
    • (as Hédi Tillette de Clermont Tonerre)
    Sonia Tahar
    • The Mother
    Michaël Cohen
    Michaël Cohen
    • Eric
    Aurore Clément
    Aurore Clément
    • Woman at Mikva
    François Marthouret
    • The Philosophy Professor
    Salah Teskouk
    • Djamel's Uncle
    Saïda Bekkouche
    • Djamel's Aunt
    Marlon Altiparmakian
    • Mickael
    Michel Hadjadj
    • Michel
    Anaël Cohen-Skalli
    • Anaël
    Chana Cohen-Skalli
    • Chana
    Esther Chekroun
    • The Woman Talisman
    • Director
      • Karin Albou
    • Writer
      • Karin Albou
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    • Trivia
      Despite premiering at the Cannes Film Festival and being director Karin Albou's first feature film the movie was disqualified from being eligible for the Camera d'or, awarded to any debut film playing at the festival, because Albou had previously directed a made for TV movie.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Comme au cinéma: Episode dated 13 December 2005 (2005)

    User reviews11

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    Top review
    7/10
    Religion, Intolerance, Philosophy and Repressed Desire
    The Tunisian-French Laura (Fanny Valette) is a young woman that lives with her Orthodox Jewish family in the Jewish community in the suburbs of Paris. Her mother is a widow that left Tunisia; her sister Mathilde (Elsa Zylberstein) is having troubles in her marriage because she repressed her sexual desire based on her misunderstandings of the principles of her religion. Laura is an open minded student of philosophy and works cleaning a school in the nightshift. While Laura feels a strong passion and desire for her Muslin Algerian colleague, her sister finds that her husband had an affair with a woman and looks for an adviser that helps her to interpret the true meaning of love and the duties of a married woman.

    "La Petite Jerusalem" is a sensitive film about religion, intolerance, philosophy and repressed desire. The story exposes how religion may affect relationships through the dilemma of two sisters raised a conservative community. The older one misunderstands and is confused about the limits of intimacy of a couple, and the younger feels how prejudice and intolerance may affect relationships even of those that are less religious or more open-minded. The magnificent performances are very realistic and Fanny Valette is an extremely beautiful woman. My vote is seven.

    Title (Brazil): "A Pequena Jerusalém" ("The Little Jerusalem")
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    • claudio_carvalho
    • Jul 3, 2007

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    • Release date
      • December 14, 2005 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official site
      • Océan Films (France)
    • Languages
      • French
      • Arabic
      • Hebrew
    • Also known as
      • Little Jerusalem
    • Filming locations
      • Sarcelles, Val-d'Oise, France
    • Production companies
      • Gloria Films
      • Film Par Film
      • Canal+
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $53,580
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,649
      • Jan 29, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $438,513
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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