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from the issue of July 17, 2008
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'Mongol,' 'Jellyfish' to show at the Ross
Movies that explore the lives of Ghengis Kahn and women from Tel Aviv open July 18 at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center.
"Jellyfish," showing through July 24, tells the story of three very different Tel Aviv women whose intersecting stories weave an unlikely portrait of modern Israeli life. Batya, a catering waitress, takes in a child apparently abandoned at a local beach. She is a server at the wedding reception of Keren, a bride whose wedding party accident ruins her chance at a dream Caribbean honeymoon. Attending the reception with an employer is Joy, a non-Hebrew speaking domestic worker who is guilty about leaving her son behind in her native Philippines.
"Mongol," showing through July 31, mixes romance, family drama and enough flesh-ripping battle scenes to make sense of Ghenghis Khan's legendary stature.
Directed by award-winning Russian filmmaker Sergei Bodrov, "Mongol" is based on leading scholarly accounts. The film follows Khan - born as Temudgin in 1162 - from his childhood to the battle that sealed his destiny, revealing him not as the evil brute stereotype, but a fearless and visionary leader.
For more information, including show times, go to www.theross.org or call the Ross film information line at 472-5353.
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