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The Band's Visit (Hebrew: ביקור התזמורת - Bikur Ha-Tizmoret) is a 2007 comedy-drama film directed and written by Eran Kolirin, and starring Saleh Bakri, Ronit Elkabetz, Sasson Gabai and Uri Gavriel. It is an international co-production between Israel, France and the United States.

The film received acclaim from critics and audiences. It won eight Ophir Prizes awarded by the Israeli Film Academy.^[2] It was Israel's original Foreign Language Film submission for the 80th Academy Awards, but was rejected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences because it contained over 50% English dialogue.^[3] Thus, Israel sent Beaufort instead; Beaufort was eventually included in the five final nominees.^[4]

Plot

The eight men of the Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra arrive in Israel from Egypt. They have been booked by an Arab cultural center in Petah Tikva, but through a miscommunication (Arabic has no "p" sound, and regularly replaces it with "b"), the band takes a bus to Beit Hatikva, a fictional town in the middle of the Negev Desert.^[5]

The Egyptians encounter a few Israeli townspeople, who respond with curiosity about the band, are variously friendly and wary, and provide them with shelter, food, music and companionship during their visit. There is no transportation out of the city that day, and there are no hotels for them to spend the night in.

The band members dine at a small restaurant where the owner, Dina (Ronit Elkabetz) invites them to stay the night at her apartment, at her friends' apartment, and in the restaurant. No one quite falls in love, but a sense of unspoken longing and loneliness is expressed.^[6]

Cast

Release

Critical reception

Ray Bennett of The Hollywood Reporter named the film the second best of 2007,^[9] V.A. Musetto of the New York Post named it the 8th best film of 2007,^[9] and both Ella Taylor of LA Weekly^[9] and Associated Press film critic David Germain named it the 9th best film of 2007.^[10]

Gabai's characterization and playing of Tawfiq Zacharya was hailed by critics, who described him as "an actor of real skill, and an artist capable of the deepest understanding of the human condition."^[13] During the Israeli Film Academy Awards in September 2007, Bakri, "the band's handsome young trumpet player"^[14] thanked his parents and said, "I want to thank my father, who taught me to love mankind, and my mother, who taught me to bear the burden of life in this country and stand strong," he said.

For her role, critics described Elkabetz as "wonderful ... a kind-hearted lonely heart refusing to wilt in her desert town".^[15] During the Israeli Film Academy Awards Ceremony in September 2007, Elkabetz brought a message of reconciliation and hope, and after taking a bow before the film's director, she said to him, "You reminded us of a thing or two that we have already managed to forget. You showed us what would happen if we would stand before each other, Jews and Arabs and look each other in the eye."^[4]

The skating rink scene is considered a highlight of the film:^[16] "The band's handsome young trumpet player, Khaled, who idolizes jazz icon Chet Baker, encounters the resident Papi{{clarify|date=June 2018}} (Shlomi Avraham, {{Interlanguage link multi|שלומי אברהם|he}}), an Israeli nebbish and accompanies him on a blind date at a roller-skating rink. When the local boy proves too awkward to make any advances to his date, the more experienced Egyptian guides him along, wordlessly, but with eloquent gestures."^[14]

Awards and nominations

Language disqualification

Under the rules of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, more than half the dialogue in a foreign film entry must be in the originating country's own language. However, The Band's Visit, whose Egyptian and Israeli characters communicate mainly in broken English, didn't meet the requirement and was disqualified by the Oscar committee. Even so, Sony Pictures, the film's distributor, entered it in the general Oscar categories of best picture, director, screenplay, actor and actress – none of which came through for the film.

"Nobody in Israel thought about the language problem," said Kolirin, who spent four years making the film. When he heard about the adverse American decision, "I was pissed off for a few days, but I've gotten over it," he said during a visit to Los Angeles.^[18]

Stage adaptation

The film has been adapted into a stage musical of the same name. The musical's book is written by Itamar Moses with music and lyrics by David Yazbek. It opened at the Off-Broadway Linda Gross Theater, produced by the Atlantic Theatre Company, on November 11, 2016, closing on January 8, 2017. Directed by David Cromer, with choreography by Patrick McCollum, the cast stars Tony Shalhoub, John Cariani and Katrina Lenk.^[19]^[20]^[21]

The musical won the 2017 Drama Critics’ Circle Awards for Best Musical, the 2017 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding New Musical, and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical.^[22]^[23]^[24] The production transferred to Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, with previews beginning on October 7, 2017 and full opening on November 9.^[25] The musical was the biggest winner at the 72nd Annual Tony Awards, which were presented June 10 at Radio City Music Hall, winning ten awards, including Best Musical.^[26]. It also won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album at the 2019 Grammy Awards. Gabai reprised his role as Tawfiq for the Broadway production that began on June 26, 2018.^[27]

See also

References

1. ^http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bandsvisit.htm Box Office Mojo. Last Retrieved 24 August 2009.
2. ^http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3464872,00.html Ynetnews. Culture. Art&Culture. The Band's Visit' wins Tokyo festival' by Merav Yudilovitch 28 October 2007. Retrieved on 4 August 2009A.
3. ^Israeli film wins country's first two European Academy Awards - Haaretz - Israel News
4. ^¹http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3452011,00.html
5. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/topic/ny-etver145567265feb08,0,6115326.story |newspaper=Baltimore Sun |department=Review |title=The Band's Visit }}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
6. ^{{cite news |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/2007/12/07/movies/07visi.html |newspaper=The New York Times |title=Strangers in a land that's not so strange |first=Manohla |last=Dargis |date=7 December 2007 |access-date=25 May 2010}}
7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bands_visit/ |title=The Band's Visit |accessdate=8 February 2008 |website=Rotten Tomatoes}}
8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-bands-visit |title=The Band's Visit |website=Metacritic |accessdate=17 July 2018}}
9. ^¹²{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/awards/2007/toptens.shtml |title=2007 film critic Top Ten lists |accessdate=5 January 2008 |publisher=Metacritic |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102102034/http://www.metacritic.com/film/awards/2007/toptens.shtml |archivedate = 2 January 2008}}
10. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.columbiatribune.com/2007/Dec/20071227Go!013.asp |title=No Country for Old Men earns nod from AP critics |accessdate=31 December 2007 |author1=David Germain |author2=Christy Lemire |date=27 December 2007 |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=Columbia Daily Tribune |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120709070653/http://archive.columbiatribune.com/2007/Dec/20071227Go!013.asp |archivedate=9 July 2012 |deadurl=yes |df=dmy-all}}
11. ^{{cite web |title=Ebert's Top Movies of 2008 |url=http://www.rogerebert.com/rogers-journal/the-best-films-of-2008-and-there-were-a-lot-of-them |work=Chicago Sun-Times |author=Ebert, Roger |accessdate=November 9, 2013}}
12. ^{{cite web |title=The Band's Visit |url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-bands-visit-2008 |author=Ebert, Roger |accessdate=November 9, 2013}}
13. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0299924/board/nest/128592452 |website=IMDb |department=Message Boards |title=Dracher}}
14. ^¹{{cite news |url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/arts/article/film_israels_bands_visit_finally_plays_la_20080208/ |newspaper=Jewish Journal |department=Film |title=Israel’s Band’s Visit finally plays L.A. |first=Tom |last=Tugend}}
15. ^[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0253813/bio Ronit Elkabetz bio]
16. ^https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1032856/| IMDB. Bikur Ha-Tizmoret
17. ^abs-cbnnews.com, Cinema One Originals movies dominate 10th Cinemanila award rites
18. ^http://www.jewishjournal.com/arts/article/film_israels_bands_visit_finally_plays_la_20080208/
19. ^Clement, Olivia. "'The Band’s Visit' Musical Begins Tonight Off-Broadway" Playbill, November 11, 2016
20. ^Ezovski, Mark. "David Yazbek Previews New Musical 'The Band’s Visit' at Feinstein’s/54 Below" Playbill, July 29, 2016
21. ^Simoes, Monica. "In Rehearsal with Atlantic Theater Company's 'The Band's Visit'" Playbill, October 13, 2016
22. ^McPhee, Ryan. " 'The Band's Visit' and 'Oslo' Win 2017 Drama Critics’ Circle Awards" Playbill, May 8, 2017
23. ^Hetrick, Adam. "Ben Platt, 'The Band’s Visit', and 'Oslo' Take Top Honors at 2017 Lucille Lortel Awards" Playbill, May 7, 2017
24. ^Hetrick, Adam. "Bette Midler, 'Come From Away', and 'The Band’s Visit' Win Outer Critics Circle Awards" Playbill, May 8, 2017
25. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/the-bands-visit-will-march-to-broadway-this-fall_81202.html|title=The Band's Visit Will March to Broadway This Fall|last=Levitt|first=Hayley|date=2017-05-24|work=TheaterMania.com|access-date=2017-05-24}}
26. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/the-bands-visit-and-harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-win-big-at-2018-tony-awards|title=The Band’s Visit and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Win Big at 2018 Tony Awards|last=Hetrick|first=Adam|date=2018-06-10 }}
27. ^{{cite web |last1=McPhee |first1=Ryan |title=Sasson Gabay, Star of The Band’s Visit Film, Will Step Into the Tony-Winning Musical |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/sasson-gabay-star-of-the-bands-visit-film-will-step-into-the-tony-winning-musical |website=Playbill |accessdate=19 June 2018}}