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"Already in '68 my mother knew how to point out the magnitude of the tragedy of the occupation"
Ron Omer, the son of Deborah Omer, will present at the upcoming Dokaviv Festival a personal and revealing film about her, "Rain in the Eyes". In the run-up to his debut, he talks on Walla Culture's podcast about his mother's political legacy and mental hardship ("she flirted with the idea of suicide")
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- Dokaviv
Avner Shavit
Tuesday, August 25, 2020, 12:00 p.m.- Share on Facebook
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Deborah Omer, one of the most beloved writers in the history of Israeli culture, passed away seven years ago. Her son, filmmaker Ron Omar, was required to mature for some time until he was able to cope with the loss, and in recent years has worked to create a documentary about her. The result, "Rain in the Eyes", will be premiered as part of the official competition of the Dokaviv Festival, which will open next week and will take place in a virtual format.
The film tries to explain what made her the third most popular author in Israel at the time, right after Amos Oz and AB Yehoshua, and what made books like "The Elder to Beit Avi" best-selling canons. In addition, it reveals the depth of Omar's family tragedy, which accompanied Her throughout her life, and is revealed here for the first time in full force.
In preparation for the film's premiere, Omar was a guest on the Walla! culture. He talked about the desire for his late mother to finally visit him in dreams, the last memories of her and her complex personality ("I was not afraid she would end her life, but she flirted with this thing over time").
The loving son also spoke about the political and social baggage that was in her work ("as early as 1968 she knew how to point out the magnitude of the tragedy of the occupation", "she was the first to dismantle the concept of 'Moroccan knife'") - and her fondness for "TV junk" and admiration for the soap opera "Dallas."
And also: why the episode during which running a prison for smoking cannabis caused such a great uproar at the time, how it is that no book of hers has yet become a film and what of her legacy is best suited for cinematic adaptation (spoiler - of course it was "everything that was (maybe) and everything that happened ( Almost) to Crashindo and me ").
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From "Rain in the eyes" (Photo: Dan Hadani)
"Rain in the Eyes" will be screened at the Dokaviv Festival. To watch it and the other movies - see the official website. Later this year, the film will be broadcast exclusively on HOT 8.
At the beginning and end of the podcast, an original song from the film will be played, composed and performed by Daniela Spector with lyrics by Deborah Omer.
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