I wanted to talk about someone who is not a rebel, who accepts the life that she has,' says Paola Cortellesi.
"How can we touch his conscience and make him see that he is a monster?” He hopes that My Worst Enemy is a first step to doing just that.
The movie features Johnny Depp in his first French-speaking role as King Louis XV of France, and Maiwenn as the titular courtesan who becomes the monarch’s favorite.
Like all of Avi Nesher’s movies, The Monkey House examines aspects of Israeli life that have a universal appeal.
Among the guests this year will be actress Leonie Benesch, Stephan Komandarev, Sofia Exarchou and many others.
The film festival will run this year from September 28 to October 7 at the Haifa Cinematheque and many other theaters in Haifa.
The Masters program, which features movies by the greatest directors from around the world, will include a movie by an Israeli director for the first time.
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