Silent as a fish (0+)
Belgium, 1987, b/w, 40 min.
Director: Boris Lehman
Director: Boris Lehman
From pond to plate, we are shown the journey and destiny of one carp among many.
This particular carp will be eaten stuffed during a family meal.
Carp stuffed «in the Polish fashion», also called in yiddish «Gefilte Fish» is a traditional dish eaten by Ashkenazi Jews. It is cooked, sweetened and served as a cold dish at the start of the meal. The head is reserved for the head of the family. The film, set in Brussels, on the day of the Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah), aims to show the culinary preparation together with the accompanying prayers and ritual. It focuses particularly on the sacrifice of the fish and on the issue of mass extermination.
This particular carp will be eaten stuffed during a family meal.
Carp stuffed «in the Polish fashion», also called in yiddish «Gefilte Fish» is a traditional dish eaten by Ashkenazi Jews. It is cooked, sweetened and served as a cold dish at the start of the meal. The head is reserved for the head of the family. The film, set in Brussels, on the day of the Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah), aims to show the culinary preparation together with the accompanying prayers and ritual. It focuses particularly on the sacrifice of the fish and on the issue of mass extermination.
Boris Lehman
Boris Lehman
was born in Lausanne in 1944. He is pianist, pedestrian, photographer, tennis teacher, journalist, actor, film director and producer; he has made 350 small-scale, “hand-made” films, mainly in 8 and 16 mm. From his debut film made in eighties he prefers to be present when his films are shown, usually operating the projector himself in private spaces.
FILMOGRAPHY
«Magnum Begynasium Bruxellence», 1978; «Symphony», 1978; «Silent As A Fish», 1987; «Looking For My Birth Place», 1990; «Babel. Lettre To My Friend Who Stayed In Belgium», 1983-1991; «Life Lesson», 1991; «My Conversations On Film», 1995-2003; «Earthen Man», 1989; «Story Of My Life Told By My Photographs», 1994-2003.
Belgium, 1987, b/w, 40 min.
Director: Boris Lehman
Director: Boris Lehman
From pond to plate, we are shown the journey and destiny of one carp among many.
This particular carp will be eaten stuffed during a family meal.
Carp stuffed «in the Polish fashion», also called in yiddish «Gefilte Fish» is a traditional dish eaten by Ashkenazi Jews. It is cooked, sweetened and served as a cold dish at the start of the meal. The head is reserved for the head of the family. The film, set in Brussels, on the day of the Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah), aims to show the culinary preparation together with the accompanying prayers and ritual. It focuses particularly on the sacrifice of the fish and on the issue of mass extermination.
This particular carp will be eaten stuffed during a family meal.
Carp stuffed «in the Polish fashion», also called in yiddish «Gefilte Fish» is a traditional dish eaten by Ashkenazi Jews. It is cooked, sweetened and served as a cold dish at the start of the meal. The head is reserved for the head of the family. The film, set in Brussels, on the day of the Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah), aims to show the culinary preparation together with the accompanying prayers and ritual. It focuses particularly on the sacrifice of the fish and on the issue of mass extermination.