Jellyfish (2007)

Meduzot (the Hebrew word for Jellyfish) tells the story of three very different Israeli women living in Tel Aviv whose intersecting stories weave an unlikely portrait of modern Israeli life... See full summary »

Directors:

Shira Geffen, Etgar Keret

Writer:

Shira Geffen

Stars:

Sarah Adler, Nikol Leidman, Gera Sandler

5 wins & 14 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sarah Adler	...	Batia
Nikol Leidman	...	Girl
Gera Sandler	...	Michael
Noa Raban	...	Keren (as Noa Knoller)
Ma. Nenita Flores Dela Torre	...	Joy (as Ma-nenita De Latorre)
Zaharira Harifai	...	Malka
Ilanit Ben-Yaakov	...	Galia
Naama Nisim	...	Naomi
Bruria Albeck	...	Relly
Tzahi Grad	...	Police Officer
Amos Shoov	...	Eyal
Assi Dayan	...	Eldad
Liron Vaisman	...	Shiri
Miri Fabian	...	Nili
Shalom Shmuelov	...	Menachem

Storyline

Meduzot (the Hebrew word for Jellyfish) tells the story of three very different Israeli women living in Tel Aviv whose intersecting stories weave an unlikely portrait of modern Israeli life. Batya, a catering waitress, takes in a young child apparently abandoned at a local beach. Batya is one of the servers at the wedding reception of Keren, a young bride who breaks her leg in trying to escape from a locked toilet stall, which ruins her chance at a romantic honeymoon in the Caribbean. One of the guests is Joy, a Philippine chore woman attending the event with her employer, and who doesn't speak any Hebrew (she communicates mainly in English), and who is guilt-ridden after having left her young son behind in the Philippines.

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Plot Keywords:

guest | english | beach | writer | locked in | 

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Taglines:

Love. Longing. Magic. (USA)

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Unrated

Did You Know?

Trivia

During a screening of the film in Albany, New York, in 2009, co-director Etgar Keret stated that the title of the film is a reference to the fact that jellyfish drift in the sea and do not have much control over their fate or direction. This is interesting given the tagline added to the poster after the film won at Cannes, "life stings"

User Reviews

Too Many Cooks (as well as plot lines) Screw Up The Falafel

As much as I have admired what films that Isreal has produced (at least what I have seen,so far), I figured, there's bound to be a least one clunker in the batch. I have to admit, Jellyfish (or as it is known in Isreal as Meduzot)suffers from one too many unresolved plot lines. One plot line is a young woman who finds a nameless young girl who follows her around after a day at the beach. Another is a pair of newlyweds who seem to have a rash of bad luck on their wedding day. There are at least a couple of other plot lines, that don't even attempt at any kind of cohesive whole. The acting seems to be on the mark, but I just couldn't find any kind of narrative thread to hold it all together. Hava Nagila, indeed.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Israel France

Language:

Hebrew English Tagalog German

Release Date:

28 June 2007 (Israel)

Also Known As:

Les méduses

Filming Locations:

Tel Aviv, Israel

Box Office

Budget:

$1,800,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$25,352, 6 April 2008

Gross USA:

$341,221

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$938,881

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lama Films, Arte France Cinéma, Canal+

Technical Specs

Runtime:

78 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1