when you drive a Beetle it's not like driving any other car Dear Librarian,
Using both humor and sentiment, Yishai Orion's film The Beetle, would be a wonderful acquisition for your educational institution. This well-liked documentary tells the story of the filmmaker and his VW Beetle. And along the way we discover that the car is more than just a car and becoming a father is a journey worth taking. The Beetle offers a refreshing look at life in a complicated part of the world where one man's voyage to fatherhood is completely devoid of politics. Instead we discover a region where people live their lives and confront reality with humor and self reflection. Yishai, the filmmaker, owns an old VW Beetle. His mechanic says that the car will not last, and his wife is concerned that the car is not suitable for their child on the way. So Yishai sets out on a journey that will take him to some of the previous owners of his car, to Jordan to get the car fixed and finally to the birth of his first son. The Beetle has been shown at numerous film festivals the world over including HotDocs 2008 where it won the Audience Top Ten Laurel Choice. The film was also nominated for the "Ophir Prize" the Israeli Academy Awards. The Beetle has already been purchased by Harvard University, the University of Maryland, Duke University and Yale. The Beetle would be a worthy addition to your film collection. It is a gentle film with a good heart as one review put it: "A heartwarming experience that lifts the spirits and touches the gut" For further information and a trailer, check: http://www.ruthfilms.com/html/m/fs_the_beetle_m.html The price for the purchase of the film is $300 for university libraries and $115 for public libraries. The price does not include shipping and handling. To order a DVD, please contact us at [email protected] Ruth Diskin Films Ltd. Tel: 972-2-6724256 Fax: 972-2-6724210 E-mail: [email protected] Don't forget to check our online catalogue: www.ruthfilms.com --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [email protected] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
