MOLLY'S
GAME
Recommended.
I know no poker rules so I didn't understand the tricks but Jessica
Chastain hypnotised me and persuaded the tactics were cunning. Ironic
that just 2 days after seeing a documentary about Freud being an influential fraudster I watched the one in which Molly Bloom's father
ridicules psychotherapy analysing her subconscious in 3 minutes and
commenting "how fast it goes when you don't charge by the hour".
He's spot on noticing her desire to control powerful men and that he
raised all his 3 kids to be world-class champions. Molly's wits and
diligence combined with her unwaveringly high self-esteem brought her recognition over and over again. It appears that plenty
of the rich and famous are gamblers. So is Molly. And just like them,
she only bets high.
WARSAW
JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
KILLING
THE FIDDLER
Watchable.
A short film about the choice of a wife. With family photographs
talking to the groom as if in "Harry Potter". They argue in
a funny, cute way. It ends with "The Fiddler on the Roof"
music. I guess the killing the fiddler (in "The Fiddler on the Roof" there's an exchange: "Do you love me?" "I'm your wife. You have me!") means getting married out of love instead
of for the functionality of a marriage. The maker doesn't make it
clear though.
MR.
BERNSTEIN
Recommended.
Incredible how many emotions such a short film can evoke. Deeply
moving and beautiful - about how a shared memory and common tradition
unite people whose worlds wouldn't meet otherwise.
KOSHER
LOVE
Recommended. You have to make a list of what you want in your life partner and
another one of what you can bring in and see if they match. Many people
nowadays get "married" to their jobs and hobbies and find
no place for another human being. At the same time, as the Hasidic
rabbi explains, love takes time so you need to find the person, have
your family check their background, get married and "hopefully
after 10 years" you'll find love. He's so convincing you wish
you were part of a Jewish community enabling that.
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