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shemichael
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La genèse (1999)
Stunning, affecting, powerful.
5 January 2000 - 2 out of 2 users found this review helpful.
This movie puts the story of "The Rape of Dinah" into the tribal context from which it comes. It also shows how a tribal legal system works & holds the Bible accountable to a higher moral code than Biblical scholars have done.
"La Genese" considers the human toll of Leah's lack of love in her family, of Jacob's excessive grieving & of the jealousy & lack of supervision of the unloved sons. It sides with Esau in his quest for justice from his brother. It pities Dinah who has lost her husband & has been driven mad by her brother's revenge on her "rape", which was in fact her assertion of her right to act on her own sexual desire.
This is a movie of extraordinary power & the scenery is gorgeous (as are the costumes).
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