‘Waltz with Bashir’ wins Globes best foreign film
Israeli movie “Waltz With Bashir” won best foreign language film award at the Golden Globes here Sunday.
Ari Folman’s film is a moving animated memoir of the director’s experiences as a young Israeli soldier during his country’s invasion of Lebanon in 1982.
“I hope one day when (children) grow up and see this film… it looks like an ancient videogame and has nothing to do with their life whatsoever,” Folman told guests at the Beverly Hilton in his acceptance speech.
KABOBfest’s Will has already predicted that in about 20 years, one of the Israeli soldiers currently partaking in the invasion of Gaza will make an award-winning film called “Waltz With Abbas,” recounting his experience in committing war crimes, with some psychoanalytic prelude that exonerates himself from responsibility for own action…
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Aren’t you proud Foofy?
Posted by Joel | January 11, 2009, 10:29 pmWILL ISRAEL STILL BE THERE IN 20 YEARS
Posted by Anonymous | January 12, 2009, 9:43 amIf it isn’t, will whatever government replaces it be nearly as secular and liberal as Israel is?
…As for the movie, pop quiz: Why did Israel invade Lebanon in 82?
Posted by Joe | January 12, 2009, 10:22 pm