A Quiet Heart,לב שקט מאד , directed by
Eitan Anner, is a new feature film about life in Jerusalem. In this film, there is a clear criticism of religious
fanaticism and the haredi animosity towards Christians and Christianity.
Naomi is a pianist who leaves her parent’s home in Tel Aviv
to come to Jerusalem – to get away from the pressures of being a highly
talented pianist and her fear of imperfection, and in search of solitude. She gets a job at the radio station archives
and rents a run-down apartment in the haredi part of Kiryat Yovel, where she is
surprised to find a child prodigy who sneaks into her apartment every morning
to play the piano that has been left there by the previous tenant.
Not so far away is the community of Ein Kerem, where she
stumbles upon an organ being played in a monastery, and feels the solitude and
quiet of the church atmosphere. As a
result, she begins to take lessons on the pipe organ from one of the Italian
monks.
The best part of the film is the main character herself (played
by Ania Bukstein). The rest of the film
is slow-paced and disappointing. The secondary
characters are stiff and stereotyped, especially the woman leading the struggle
against the haredim in Kiryat Yovel and also Naomi’s father who comes from Tel
Aviv to rescue her from the perils of life in Jerusalem.
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