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Campfire (2004)
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Reviews Counted:9
Fresh:7
Rotten:2
Average Rating:6.5/10
Synopsis: Israeli Academy Award-winning director Joseph Cedar wrote and directed this intelligent, carefully crafted film. It follows Rachel (Michaela Eshet), a widowed middle-aged mother struggling to find... [More]
Starring: Michaela Eshet, Hani Furstenberg, Mosh Ivgy, Maya Maron
Director: Joseph Cedar
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Reviews for Campfire
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Top CriticIsraeli films in general constitute dissenting voices against the established order by championing individual aspirations. Still, Mr. Cedar’s own background makes him an unusual candidate for the role of dissenter.
09/15/05
Top CriticBeyond casting a jaundiced eye at the community's oppressive communalism, Campfire neither endorses nor opposes the settler movement that since 1981 has become an incendiary issue in Israel.
09/09/05
Top CriticA humane portrait of a troubled household and, by extension, a troubled country.
09/09/05
Top CriticA good movie that could have been better, Joseph Cedar's sensitive Israeli drama falters when he trades sociological observations for political ones.
09/09/05
Top CriticThe timelier elements of Campfire, which cleared house at Israel's Academy Awards this year, are too salient to dismiss.
09/06/05
Top CriticDriven by sharply drawn characters and quietly observed incident.
05/27/05
Top CriticCedar knows that political ideology is often just the public voice given to the siren call of deeper motivations. It's these more basic instincts -- sex, loneliness, jealousy, fear -- that interest him, and his observant movie is the better for it.
05/27/05
Top CriticPic juggles several storylines that include the personal and political, but is unable to get beyond soap-opera shtick.
05/27/05
Top CriticA believable household in transition, messy emotions and all.
05/27/05
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