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An aggregate of historical, juridical and philosophical texts commenting on the Bible, the Talmud is the receptacle of a thousand years of Jewish wisdom. It thoroughly deals with both abstract questions and the mundane problems of daily life. It is at once a mixture of logic and pragmatism, history and science, anecdote and humor. Thus the Talmud is a monument of humanity’s heritage as much as a true work of art. But it remains an object cloaked in mystery and is little known, to say the least. This film examines its history and shows how far the questions it deals with cover a field whose modernity still amazes us today.

France - 2006 - 56 mn - HD Cam - Colour and B&W

Director Pierre-Henry Salfati Script Pierre-Henry Salfati Camera Ron Katzenelson, James Carman, Giovanni Andreotta, Andres Garcia Aguilera, Udo Alberts Sound Danny Lumas, Diego Reiwald, Diego Piotto, Christian Klimke, Miguel Angel Pardo Bargues Editing Mathilde Morières Narrator Féodor Atkine

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