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02/09/06
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Ushpizin (2005)
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Reviews Counted:60
Fresh:56
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7.4/10
Consensus: Ushpizin offers a rare and warmly intimate look into ultra-Orthodox Jewish culture.
Theatrical Release:Oct 19, 2005 Limited
Box Office: $1,381,814
Synopsis: A heartwarming and humorous Israeli drama set in the customarily closed world of ultra-Orthodox Jews, Ushpizin is the story of Moshe and Malli, a married couple, who are suffering through a... [More]
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10/29/05
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03/18/06
Pity that the story behind the making of Ushpizin is more interesting than the film itself.
10/09/05
At once alien and familiar: part Old World folk tale, part inspirational sitcom.
12/20/05
has educational value, but it's the wrong kind
12/31/05
While it is as sentimental as a Bible story, it's genuinely touching and well done.
10/21/05
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04/01/06
Ushpizin's prayer-ends-all-hardships plot is one-note. But the flick does offer hope.
10/21/05
It had me, this film with blessings on its mind.
11/28/05
The great achievement of Mr. Dar and Mr. Rand is their success in bridging the gap between secularism and fundamentalism with an even more universal humanism.
11/14/05
Top CriticMichal Bat-Sheva Rand took on acting for the first time and the result is terrific.
12/05/05
As a portrayal of a heretofore invisible culture, it's an important and welcome cinematic milestone.
10/27/05
Dryly funny and richly humane, Ushpizin marries biblical simplicity to secular banality to depict an everyday miracle of devotion rewarded.
06/15/07
Carefully balanced on a fine line that encompasses both gentle humor and spiritual wisdom, 'Ushpizin' draws the audience into its exotic world and shares its universality.
11/19/05
It invites you in like a welcomed guest to enjoy this little story and warms your heart and lightens your day at the same time.
11/28/05
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