MUR – MAUER – WALL
France, Israel 2004 | 99 Min. | 35 mm, OmeU
Palestinians, in the midst of the ear-splitting noise of bulldozers, defying the logic of war. “I wanted to show the emergence of the wall, to record this historical moment, when the wall goes up, when people understand that the wall is no longer an idea but reality” says 44 the Israeli film director Simone Bitton. Her film is an historical document because it shows the erection of the wall, a reality made of concrete. It is also an attempt to make the reality of everyday life understandable.” I have the impression that the reality of everyday life is becoming crazier, without any logic. But the wall is the height of lunacy. How on earth can one come to the conclusion that a wall could be the solution? I thought at the time: Now they have gone crazy.” MUR is an impressive testimony, a cinematic meditation on people and landscapes. In the end one comprehends what the wall has done.