''Me Ivan, You Abraham'' (; ) is a 1993 French-Belarusian film written and directed by
Yolande Zauberman
Yolande Zauberman () is a French film director and screenwriter.
Career
She made her debut in cinema working alongside Amos Gitai. In 1987 she directed her first documentary ''Classified People'', dealing with apartheid in South Africa, which wo ...
. It won the Award of the Youth (French film) at the
1993 Cannes Film Festival
The 46th Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 to 24 May 1993. French filmmaker Louis Malle served as jury president for the main competition. French actress Jeanne Moreau hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.
The ''Palme d'Or'' was join ...
and the Golden St. George at the
18th Moscow International Film Festival
The 18th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 1 to 12 July 1993. The Golden St. George was awarded to the French-Belarusian film '' Me Ivan, You Abraham'' directed by Yolande Zauberman.
Jury
* Claude Lelouch (France – President o ...
;
and was Belarus'
submission for consideration for Best Foreign Film at the 67th Academy Awards. The film was also shown in 1993 at the 9th
Warsaw International Film Festival and at the 10th
Jerusalem Film Festival
The Jerusalem Film Festival (, ) is an international film festival held annually in Jerusalem, It was established in 1984 by the Director of the Jerusalem Cinematheque and Israeli Film Archive, Lia van Leer, Lia Van Leer, and has since become th ...
.
Plot
In 1930s Poland, Christian boy Ivan goes to live with a Jewish family to learn a trade. He becomes friends with Abraham, the son of the family. However, anti-Semitism is rife in their environment, and they flee to escape an upcoming conflict. Journeying together, they demonstrate their inseparability.
Cast
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Roma Alexandrovitch - Abraham
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Aleksandr Yakovlev - Ivan
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Vladimir Mashkov - Aaron
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Mariya Lipkina - Rachel
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Hélène Lapiower - Reyzele
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Alexander Kalyagin - Mardoche
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Rolan Bykov
Rolan Antonovich Bykov (October 12, 1929October 6, 1998) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, director, screenwriter and pedagogue. People's Artist of the USSR (1990).
Early life
Rolan Bykov was born to Anton Mikhailovich Bykov and Ol ...
- Nachman
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Zinovy Gerdt - Zalman
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Daniel Olbrychski
Daniel Marcel Olbrychski (; born 27 February 1945) is a Polish people, Polish film actor, film and theatre actor who is widely considered one of the greatest Polish actors of his generation. He appeared in 180 films and TV productions and is bes ...
- Stepan
Year-end list
* Top 10 (not ranked) – Howie Movshovitz, ''
The Denver Post
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See also
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List of Belarusian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
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''Me Ivan, You Abraham''at the 9th
Warsaw International Film Festival of 1993.
1993 films
1993 drama films
French drama films
Belarusian drama films
Yiddish-language films
1990s French films
Films directed by Yolande Zauberman
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