Tag Archives: Eran Riklis

literature as the inner fortress against evil (film: Reading Lolita in Tehran – Eran Riklis, 2024)

Posted on May 21, 2025 by admin

Can art in general and literature, specifically, save the world? Or at least make it better? Or at least create for those who love them – creators and consumers – an inner fortress where they can take refuge in times … Continue reading →

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parallel identities (film: Dancing Arabs – Eran Riklis, 2014)

Posted on July 26, 2019 by admin

‘Dancing Arabs‘, the Israeli film made in 2014 by Eran Riklis on a script written by Sayed Kashua adapting his debut novel includes some memorable scenes. One of them, which I do not hesitate to declare brilliant, succeeds in less … Continue reading →

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uneven mix of genres (Film: Shelter – Eran Riklis, 2017)

Posted on January 7, 2018 by admin

The first film that I viewed in 2018 in a pre-screening before the Israeli premiere was Shelter (original title ‘Mistor’). It is directed by Eran Riklis, a director whose previous works The Syrian Bride and The Human Resources Manager I … Continue reading →

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uneasy rest (Film: The Human Resources Manager – Eran Riklis, 2010)

Posted on January 2, 2013 by admin

The Hebrew name of the film is a little longer than the one chosen by the distributors for the English version. It reads ‘The Mission of the Human Resources Manager’ and actually the word used is ‘shlihut’ which has a … Continue reading →

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