Tofano

　　The issue of War widow representation in Israeli cinema is one of the most complex for the local industry for it seems to be unique and with a very local and specific iconography.　　The war Widow is a difficult character to digest. Because this is an especially painful topic in Israel, its mode of representation is almost always problematic.　　Gila Almagor in Tofano's "siege" is one of the first characters of the "modern" war widows to appear on Israeli cinema screens.　　The human and social complexity of the status of widows was not represented adequately and personally until her complex and fine appearance in this film.　　It was mostly Preceded by cliches of heroic women who have sacrificed for the nation with characters to which it was very difficult to get attached, nor to their personal grief.　　"Siege" was directed by an unknown Italian director of that period. Although Gilberto Tofano was brought as a professional director on the wings of inspiration made by the French New Wave of those years, he managed to turn out a very exciting work which has caught the Israeli warmth and sense of social siege which surrounds the Israeli widows, including the great expectations from them and the social stigmas.　　Tofano wrapped his leading lady with lots of warmth and gave a place of honor to Almagor's impressive presence in the film.　　This is without a doubt one of Almagor's best and most accurate performances. The restraint in her performance plus the shooting and expressive use of angles by Tofano and his soft European touch which was far off from the aggressive local product managed to produce a sense of documenting an authentic tragedy with a tangible personal touch that minimized the national dimension. The result stands the test of time proudly several decades after its creation.

　　这部体现人物性格两重性的影片并没有完整的情结，其灵感来源是陀斯妥耶夫斯基小说《两种人格》它叙述了一个人和他镜中自我的双重关系，戏剧理论教授雅各布生活在一个满是书堆的屋子，他喜欢愤世嫉俗，情绪不稳定，整天想入非非做白日梦，电影描绘了一次想象中和叫克拉拉的女孩交往的过程，在这个过程里他犹如分身术一样不断变换自己的角色定位，在意念里以自己的另一自我完成了他想达到的心愿，而现实里他是一个交表演的戏剧教授，可是他总是无法分清现实和幻觉的差异，有一天，一个推销洗涤用品的姑娘来到他家，她的到来引起了他生活的巨大改变，终于，灾难降临了……