Voyages


1h 45m 2000

Brief Synopsis

A tour bus on the way to Auschwitz breaks down, and a group of elderly people discuss their family histories. Vera is an old Russian woman who has emigrated to Israel at the end of her life. She is now searching for a long-lost cousin, and here, she just might have found him. The film follows the s

Film Details

Also Known As
Memoria
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Arte; Arte France Cinéma; Le Studio Canal Plus; Les Films Du Poisson; Mk2 International; Paradise Films; StudioCanal
Distribution Company
New Yorker Films; Agora Films (Switzerland); New Yorker Films; Primer Plano Film Group
Location
Poland; Paris, France; Israel

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 45m

Synopsis

A tour bus on the way to Auschwitz breaks down, and a group of elderly people discuss their family histories. Vera is an old Russian woman who has emigrated to Israel at the end of her life. She is now searching for a long-lost cousin, and here, she just might have found him. The film follows the story of three elderly Jewish women whose lives and memories have been shaped by the Holocaust and the diaspora that followed.

Film Details

Also Known As
Memoria
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Arte; Arte France Cinéma; Le Studio Canal Plus; Les Films Du Poisson; Mk2 International; Paradise Films; StudioCanal
Distribution Company
New Yorker Films; Agora Films (Switzerland); New Yorker Films; Primer Plano Film Group
Location
Poland; Paris, France; Israel

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 45m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the 1999 Cesar Award for Best First Feature.

Released in United States Winter December 15, 2000

Released in United States January 26, 2001

Released in United States 2000

Released in United States 2001

Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 24 - April 9, 2000.

Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Critics' Choice) January 24 - February 4, 2001.

Feature directorial debut for Emmanuel Finkiel.

Released in United States Winter December 15, 2000 (SF)

Released in United States January 26, 2001 (Walter Reade Theater; New York City)

Released in United States 2000 (Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 24 - April 9, 2000.)

Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Critics' Choice) January 24 - February 4, 2001.)