Waltz with Bashir /
Inspired by actual events, Waltz with Bashir chronicles one man's descent into his own half-forgotten past. Filmmaker Ari Folman, an Israeli veteran of the First Lebanon War, encounters an old friend suffering from nightmares of the conflict. Ari begins to wonder why his own memories are full o...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Language Notes: | Hebrew with English subtitles. |
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[New York, NY] :
Sony Pictures Classics,
[2008]
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Inspired by actual events, Waltz with Bashir chronicles one man's descent into his own half-forgotten past. Filmmaker Ari Folman, an Israeli veteran of the First Lebanon War, encounters an old friend suffering from nightmares of the conflict. Ari begins to wonder why his own memories are full of gaps. In an effort to uncover the truth, he reconnects with old friends and dares to confront the horrors of war. Hailed as "innovative" and "devastating," Waltz with Bashir fuses animation and documentary to create an experience unlike anything you've ever witnessed |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed June 27, 2017). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (91 min.) : color, sound |
| Playing Time: | 01:30:20 |
| Awards: | Nominated 2009 Academy Award, Best Foreign Language Film of the Year Won 2009 Golden Globe, Best Foreign Language Film Nominated 2009 BAFTA Awards, Best Film Not in the English Language Nominated 2009 BAFTA Awards, Best Animated Film Nominated 2008 Cannes Film Festival, Palme d'Or Won 2009 Directors Guild of America, Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Won 2008 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, Best Animation 2nd place 2008 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film Won 2009 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Best Film |