Eliezer Shkolnik
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Plot. Eliezer Shkolnik (Shlomo Bar Aba) is a philologist who researches the textual tradition of the Jerusalem Talmud. He and his son Uriel (Lior Ashkenazi) are both professors at the Talmudic Research department of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
FOOTNOTE is the tale of a great rivalry between a father and son. Eliezer and Uriel Shkolnik are both eccentric professors, who have dedicated their lives to...
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- 76.2K
- Sony Pictures Classics
Footnote. Talmud scholar Eliezer Shkolnik (Shlomo Bar-Aba) has worked in obscurity at Jerusalem's Hebrew University. In contrast, Eliezer's son, Uriel (Lior Ashkenazi), also an academic, has ...
- (91)
- Joseph Cedar
- PG
- Shlomo Bar-Aba
May 25, 2011 · Footnote: Directed by Joseph Cedar. With Shlomo Bar-Aba, Lior Ashkenazi, Aliza Rosen, Alma Zack. Eliezer and Uriel Shkolnik are father and son as well as rival professors in Talmudic Studies. When both men learn that Eliezer will be lauded for his work, their complicated relationship reaches a new peak.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Joseph Cedar
- 2011-05-25
Nov 17, 2011 · Footnote Official Trailer #1 The story of a great rivalry between a father and son, both eccentric professors in the Talmud department of Hebrew University...
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- 72.1K
- Rotten Tomatoes Trailers
Mar 14, 2012 · "Footnote," a nominee for the foreign film Oscar this year, benefits from uncanny casting. Much of its success comes from the presence of the actors themselves. The story pendulum swings back and forth between father and son, who are both sympathetic and both tiresome and mean-spirited.
Mar 8, 2012 · “Footnote,” a wonderful new film from the American-born Israeli director Joseph Cedar, at once affirms this conventional wisdom and calls it into question. The movie’s very title suggests...
