{"id":15234,"date":"2011-10-11T03:00:58","date_gmt":"2011-10-11T10:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=15234"},"modified":"2011-11-03T06:45:15","modified_gmt":"2011-11-03T13:45:15","slug":"the-cinematic-hero-%e2%80%93-sam-spiegel-school-conference-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=15234","title":{"rendered":"The Cinematic Hero \u2013 Sam Spiegel School Conference 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"
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James Dean in East of Eden\/Image courtesy of PR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Looking for a hero? The movies have given us many different heroes and anti-heroes throughout the years, nurturing our fantasies and aspirations. The Sam Spiegel Film and Televsion School, Jerusalem will open the academic year with their traditional conference, this year\u2019s theme will be \u201cThe Cinematic Hero<\/em>.\u201d 40 leading cultural figures will each present their hero from international and\/or Israeli cinema. The conference will take place on November 10, 2011, from 10:00 – 22:00 at the Jerusalem Cinematheque and will be open to the public, as in every year, admission will be free.<\/p>\n

The participants reflect a wide range of different creative disciplines and age groups, their choices creating a panoramic image of those timeless onscreen heroes who have shaped our dreams and world view. Each participant will have 15 minutes to discuss their choice.<\/p>\n

The participants and their choices: Moshe Ivgy<\/strong> \u2013 to be announced; Nahman Ingber<\/strong> \u2013 Lidia in La Notte (1961)\/Michelangelo Antonioni; Yuval Albashan<\/strong> \u2013 Daniel Lefebvre in It All Starts Today (1999)\/Bertrand Tavernier; Gila Almagor-Agmon<\/strong> \u2013 Ken (Marlon Brando) in The Men (1950)\/Fred Zinneman; Dr. Dana Arieli-Horvitz<\/strong> \u2013 Henrik Hoefgen (Klaus Maria Brandauer) in Mephisto (1981)\/Istv\u00e1n Szab\u00f3; Adi Ashkenazi<\/strong> \u2013 to be announced; Tomer Bohadana<\/strong> \u2013 Zorba (Anthony Quinn) in Zorba the Greek (1964)\/ Mihalis Kakogiannis; Prof. Shlomo Biderman<\/strong> \u2013 Clare Quilty (Peter Sellers) in Lolita (1962)\/Stanley Kubrick; Prof. Menahem Ben Sasson<\/strong> \u2013 McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) in One Flew Over the Cuckoo\u2019s Nest (1975)\/Milos Forman; Dr. Micha Goodman<\/strong> \u2013 Prof. Skolnik (Shlomo Bar-Aba) in Footnote (2011)\/Joseph Cedar; Menahem Golan<\/strong> \u2013 Zampano (Anthony Quinn) in La Strada (1954)\/Federico Fellini; Ilana Dayan<\/strong> \u2013 to be announced; Nissim Dayan<\/strong> \u2013 to be announced; David Traktover<\/strong> \u2013 Captain Queeg (Humphrey Bogart) in The Caine Mutiny (1954)\/Edward Dmytryk; Prof. Yossi Yizraeli<\/strong> \u2013 Marshal Will Kane (Gary Cooper) in High Noon (1952)\/Fred Zinneman; Prof. Rebecca Carmi<\/strong> \u2013 Frida Kahlo (Salma Hayek) in Frida (2002)\/Julie Taymor; Gideon Levy<\/strong> \u2013 Paul (Marlon Brando) in The Last Tango in Paris (1972)\/Bernardo Bertolucci; Hagi Levy<\/strong> \u2013 Jake Lamotta (Robert De Niro) in Raging Bull (1980)\/Martin Scorcese; Nadav Lapid<\/strong> \u2013 Zinedine Zidane in Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait (2006)\/Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno; Yossi Madmoni<\/strong> \u2013 Jeffrey Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) in The Big Lebowski (1998)\/Joel and Ethan Coen; Ronit Matalon<\/strong> \u2013 Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) in Breakfast at Tiffany\u2019s (1961)\/Blake Edwards; Rivka Michaeli<\/strong> \u2013 Hanina (Sulika Kadosh) in 7 Days (2008)\/Shlomi and Ronit Elkabetz; Aggy Mishol<\/strong> \u2013 Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller) in Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)\/W. S. Van Dyke; Judd Neeman<\/strong> \u2013 Ransom Stoddard (James Stewart) in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance(1962)\/John Ford; Ohad Naharin<\/strong> \u2013 to be announced; Avi Nir<\/strong> \u2013 to be announced; Avi Nesher<\/strong> \u2013 Pat Garret (James Coburn) in Pat Garret and Billy the Kid (1973)\/Sam Pekinpah; Joshua Sobol<\/strong> \u2013 Guido Orefice (Roberto Benigni ) in Life is Beautiful (1997)\/Roberto Benigni; Shaanan Streett<\/strong> \u2013 the brothers Jake and Elwood (John Belushi and Dan Akroyd) in The Blues Brothers (1980)\/John Landis; Joseph Cedar<\/strong> \u2013 Judah Rosenthal (Martin Landau) in Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)\/Woody Allen; Gideon Amichai<\/strong> \u2013 Howard Roark (Gary Cooper) in The Fountainhead (1949)\/King Vidor; Ari Fullman<\/strong> \u2013 Jonathan Zimmerman (Bruno Ganz) in The American Friend (1977)\/Wim Wenders; Hanoch Fiben<\/strong> \u2013 Maude (Ruth Gordon) in Harold and Maude (1971)\/Hal Ashby; Oded Kotler<\/strong> \u2013 Cal Trask (James Dean) in East of Eden (1955)\/Elia Kazan; Regev Contes<\/strong> \u2013 Harry Block (Woody Allen) in Deconstructing Harry (1997)\/Woody Allen; Yoram Kaniuk<\/strong> \u2013 Jerry Travers (Fred Astaire) in Top Hat (1935)\/Mark Sandrich; Sayed Kashua<\/strong> \u2013 Ali in Love On the Pyramids (1984)\/Atef el Tayeb; Dorit Rabinyan<\/strong> \u2013 Linda (Linda Manz) in Days of Heaven (1978)\/Terence Malick; Eran Riklis<\/strong> \u2013 Robert Eroica Dupea (Jack Nicholson) in Five Easy Pieces (1970)\/Bob Rafelson; Dr. Ariel Schweitzer<\/strong> \u2013 Shalom (Yaky Yosha) in Shalom Tfilat Haderech (1973)\/Yaky Yosha; Rina Sheinfeld<\/strong> \u2013 Pina Bausch in Pina (2011)\/Wim Wenders; Zruya Shalev<\/strong> \u2013 Pomme (Isabelle Huppert) in The Lacemaker (1977)\/Claude Goretta; Prof. Avigdor Shaanan<\/strong> \u2013 Moses in The Prince of Egypt (1998)\/Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, Simon Wells.<\/p>\n

Who is your cinematic hero?<\/p>\n

The Sam Spiegel School Conference: The Cinematic Hero is made possible through the support of the Ostrovsky Fund, the Marc Rich Fund and the Jerusalem Cinematheque, and will take place on November 10, 2011 at the Jerusalem Cinematheque.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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