''Langue sacrée, langue parlée'' ( he, לשון קודש שפת חול, tr. ''Leshon Kodesh Sfat Chol'', literally "Sacred Tongue, Profane Language") is a

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documentary

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directed by

Nurith Aviv Nurtih Aviv is a French film director and director of photography who was born 11 March 1945, in Tel Aviv (then in Mandatory Palestine). Biography Nurith Aviv has directed fourteen documentary films, and the topic of language is central to he ...

. It was released on

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by , as part of a boxset, also including '' Misafa Lesafa'' (

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) and ''

Traduire ''Traduire'' is a 2011 French independent underground experimental documentary art film directed by Nurith Aviv. It was released on DVD by , as part of a boxset, also including '' Misafa Lesafa'' (2004) and ''Langue sacrée, langue parlée'' (200 ...

'' (

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Synopsis

The film, the second in a trilogy, containing '' Misafa Lesafa'' (

) and ''

'' (

), deals with what became of

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

, the

sacred language A sacred language, holy language or liturgical language is any language that is cultivated and used primarily in church service or for other religious reasons by people who speak another, primary language in their daily lives. Concept A sacre ...

of the Jews for two millennia, that became a living language on the creation of the State of

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

in 1948. The film continues the reflection begun in the director's previous film, '' Misafa Lesafa'' (

), which films writers and artists recounting the conflicting relationship that they themselves experienced between their parents' language and the

language. It was screened more in

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than in

References

External links

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Langue sacrée, langue parlée 2000s avant-garde and experimental films 2008 documentary films 2008 independent films 2008 films Documentary films about education Documentary films about Israel Documentary films about women Documentary films about words and language Films about educators Films directed by Nurith Aviv Films set in Israel Films shot in Israel French avant-garde and experimental films French documentary films French independent films 2000s Hebrew-language films 2000s French films