
The latest production of Moriah Films is It Is No Dream: The Life of Theodor Herzl, exploring the life and times of Theodor Herzl, father of the modern state of Israel. Narrated by Academy Award winner, Sir Ben Kingsley and starring Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz as the voice of Theodor Herzl, the film examines how Herzl, a well known journalist and playwright, an assimilated, Budapest born Jew, horrified by the Dreyfus trial in Paris and the anti-Semitism he saw spread... (Full plot summary below)
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The latest production of Moriah Films is It Is No Dream: The Life of Theodor Herzl, exploring the life and times of Theodor Herzl, father of the modern state of Israel. Narrated by Academy Award winner, Sir Ben Kingsley and starring Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz as the voice of Theodor Herzl, the film examines how Herzl, a well known journalist and playwright, an assimilated, Budapest born Jew, horrified by the Dreyfus trial in Paris and the anti-Semitism he saw spreading across Europe, took upon himself the task of attempting to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine against all odds. Over the span of 8 years, Herzl organized and led a worldwide political movement that within 50 years led to the establishment of the state of Israel. The film follows Herzl as he meets with Kings, Prime Ministers, Ambassadors, a Sultan, a Pope and government ministers from Constantinople to St. Petersburg, from Paris to Berlin, from Vienna to Vilna in his quest to build a Jewish nation.
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| Boston GlobeMark FeeneyRichard Trank's film is sober, detailed, and handsomely mounted. Ben Kingsley narrates, to excellent effect. |
| Boston PhoenixPeter KeoughAn epic, even Biblical story, brought down to Ken Burns size in this lackluster telling. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA straight-forward documentary about the life and work of the visionary known as the father of the modern state of Israel. |
| Village VoiceAndrew SchenkerThe film doesn't exactly sizzle, but it does manage to provide a straightforward (if perspective-challenged) biographical sketch of a major historical figure. |
| Bangitout.comJordan HillerA blow by blow, thoroughly researched rendering of the Hungarian secular journalist's instrumental part in taking Zionism from the theoretical to the actual. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranAlthough director Trank is an Oscar winner for the documentary "The Long Way Home," some of the choices made here are awkward. |
| Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeWell-crafted doc offers a scholarly account of the birth of Herzl's Zionist movement. |
| About.comJennifer MerinThe bottom line is that Herzl was an absolutely fascinating man, and he proves to be a most compelling character this excellent film. |