As ominous projects for cities such as Rio and Shanghai are being put together, it looks like Jerusalem, I Love You is taking shape with the confirmation of three signed directors in Oscar nominated Joseph Cedar (Beaufort), Cannes Golden Camera winner Etgar Keret (Jellyfish) (pictured above), and renowned director Amos Gitai (Kadosh, Kippur). There is a rumour that Ari Folman might also be a part of the project which is entirely possible as his next project The Congress will necessitate a longer working timeframe than most productions.
Following such projects as New York, I Love You, and Paris, Je T’aime, this Cities of Love project promises much more than the previous two, for Jerusalem is a much more complicated setting, containing endless conflicts between religions (the city holds holy places for all three major faiths), between religious Jews and Secular Jews (the percentage of religious people living in Jerusalem is by far larger than in the rest of the country), and between tradition and contempo way of life best expressed in the nature of the local architecture. For those who’ve never ventured to this part of the world, here’s a tourist’s video.
