Amos Oz: The Nature of Dreams

Amos Oz: The Nature of Dreams

UNDERWRITTEN BY RIKI AND COBY DAYAN

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Synopsis

A portrait of internationally-acclaimed Israeli author Amos Oz over a two-year period, you will enjoy this sneak peek into Oz's commitment to Zionism, his support of a territorial compromise with the Arabs, and his attitudes toward Germany and Germans. Anyone who appreciates his many novels and stories will be delighted by this special film and its revealing insights into the mind of this amazing author.

FOLLOWING THE FILM

Arie DubnovHear from special guest Arie Dubnov, an Acting Assistant Professor at Stanford University's History Department who teaches Jewish and Israeli intellectual history. Dubnov holds a BA, an MA, and a Ph.D. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and is a past George L. Mosse Fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His forthcoming book, Isaiah Berlin: The Journey of a Jewish Liberal examines the formative years, of the political philosopher and essayist Isaiah Berlin, his involvement in Zionist politics and its effect on his liberal philosophy.

Film Details
Director:
Masha Zur Glozman, Yonathan Zur
Main Cast: Amos Oz, Paul Auster, Nadine Gordimer and Sari Nusseibeh
Country:
Israel
Language:
English, Hebrew, German
w/ Eng. Subtitles
Running time:
86 min.
Year:
2009
Genre: Documentary
Movie Links :
IMDB
YM Films, Israel


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