Etz Limon - A New Classic

[david13]

I do not believe that classic means 1930's only, and I suppose there is only one who can authoritatively, with regard to this forum, correct me on that.
Etz Limon, 2008, Lemon Tree. I saw it on Sundance yesterday.
Here is an imdb comment:
"The film is slow moving and very thoughtful and I appreciate that when I compare it to the histrionics in most films today. There is also a complexity in the characters and story."
That I saw as exactly on point. That is my definition of classic.
My favorite was Mira, but I had to identify with her husband. I suppose I would have liked to see Mira do more, but she could not. She lives in the world where she lives and she does not control it. dc

[CBHagman]

1. Resources.

The IMDB link:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1172963/

Netflix availability:

http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Lemon_Tree/70115895

[Matilda]

2. Reference this thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=254x25

We have had this discussion before, and nobody has built rigid barriers against discussion of modern films, but most
of us would probably refer to the Merriam-Webster definition of "enduring" to classify what we think of as "classic"
film. Neither is there an official cutoff point - but 2008 isn't it.

There are other forums where DUers can discuss modern works, and every now and then we do too, but generally as an
offshoot of something else being discussed. But if we tried to start a discussion on Norma Shearer, or William
Powell or other stars of a bygone era on the GD forum, it wouldn't go much beyond the original post.

So that's why we have this little corner to share thoughts and feelings about some of our favourite and beloved old
films - many of them from our parents' and grandparents' generations - but that's why the forum is called "Classic
Film" and not just "Film".