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

Credited cast:
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
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tsipor Aizen	...	Tamar
Bruria Albeck	...	Relly
Ilanit Ben-Yaakov	...	Galia
Binos	...	Fille
Assi Dayan	...	Eldad
Miri Fabian	...	Nili
Uri Gavriel
Shira Geffen	...	Receptionniste
Shosha Goren	...	Tikva

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

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

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

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.

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Goofs

[All goofs for this title are spoilers.]

User Reviews

Abstract yet haunting

This is a loosely woven story about different people who all live in the same city, and occasionally cross paths, but do not know each other. The stories of the individual characters at first seem ordinary, but there are hidden insights into their lives that are touching. An elfin from the ocean adds an unresolved aspect.

Does it matter that the protagonist barely has a roof over her head, while her publicity-seeking mother champions the cause of the homeless? Does it matter that parents and offspring misunderstand each other, or worse, are apathetic? Does it matter that the elfin with the float ring mysteriously appears and disappears. Life itself is this way, rarely neat and tidy.

To those who like a film to be obvious with its message and linear with its storyline, this film will disappoint. To others who are willing to just watch and float along, this movie will have you enjoying it long after the closing credits have rolled. Definitely a film to talk about!