FOOTNOTE (HEARAT SHULAYIM) World Cinema

FOOTNOTE is the story of a complex and competitive relationship between a father and son, both of whom ore equally eccentric and dedicated Talmudic scholars. Eliezer, the father, is a meticulous researcher who has never received the recognition he deserves, while his son, Uriel, is a rising young star in the field , on whom praise and accolades ore being showered by academia and the media alike. Eliezer responds by never failing to publicly criticize his son’s scholarship, and yet he loves his son, a truth of which his wife must repeatedly remind their son. Academic research rarely makes for a riveting subject in cinema, however, the film’s incisive dialogue and razor-sharp characterizations of cutthroat professors embroiled in backdoor negotiations over academic prizes is enthralling. In FOOTNOTE, director Joseph Cedar crofts a tale of on intense intellectual rivalry that is told with bold wit and true compassion.