and end up passing on from generation to generation. I saw it as more about love and its destructive power. The Holocaust is a metaphor for this recurring cycle of pain." Jacqueline Bisset, who plays the mother, says: "Boaz asked me to play the role of the mother in the film as if she were a wild animal, and in other scenes to play her as moonstruck. This combination is one of the things about the film that captivated me." It was filmed in 25 days in New York City. Release The film first premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2008. In 2008, it was also screened at the Boston Film Festival. The film was screened in Israel on 22 December 2008. This January, the film will be screened at the Atlanta Jewish Film festival. The film is scheduled for a theatrical release in July 2009 and will be distributed by Screen Media films. The film was released theatrically in New York City and Los Angeles on 17 July 2009. Reception Critical response The film was selected for the Sundance Film Festival Premieres category in 2008. , the film holds a 45% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 20 reviews with an average rating of 4.74 out of 10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Death in Love has the depth of its convictions, but not even the game efforts of a talented cast are enough to overcome this drama's stilted story and unlikable characters." The film was given a rave review by The Hollywood Reporter, describing it as a "stirring glimpse of the ongoing emotional ordeal of a Jewish family..."Death in Love" pierces the senses." The acting performances were also praised, "the strong performances draw us in...Bisset is powerful as a mother who has virtually devoured her young. With her Medusa-like tresses aswirl, she is truly ferocious. As the eldest son, Lucas oozes charm, not only to attract but to repel...Haas is aptly haunting as the younger brother." Technical contributions were described as "functional and vital", with Lesley Barber's score highlighted as "richly tempestuous". The film was favourably reviewed by Screen Daily " the feel of an Ingmar Bergman family story, although the pain in this Jewish family in New York is more spoken than unspoken, as in one of Woody Allen's efforts at transplanting Bergman to Manhattan (Interiors, parts of Hannah and Her Sisters). The austere