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Title: Perhaps Amos Gitai's most finely crafted film
Review: Alila is an outstandingly crafted film from start to finish - the cinematography, the music, the script, the acting - and is paced extremely well. Although I must say I prefer Kadosh for its themes and beauty, I consider Alila to be Gitai's most well-crafted film. The characters are all extremely interesting, Ronit Elkabetz is fantastic in her (unfortunately) rather minor role, and Gitai is able to address a wide spectrum of issues in Israeli society while nevertheless letting the characters and their personal stories dominate the film. Excellent.
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