In the autobiographical documentary “Black Notebooks”, Plunge Shlomi Elkabetz into the joint filmmaking and relationship between him and his sister. Through a cinematic diary, he reveals us to the actress's most intimate sea moment., Who left us too soon, When she died of cancer in 2016.

The first part of the film focuses mainly on Vivian Amsalem, The character they saw inspired their mother, Played by Ronit in three films. Along with editor Val Alexis, who also edited the brothers' feature films, Weave Shlomi Elkabetz the plot of the film “Taking you a wife” Along with his personal life and childhood memories of his Jaipai home.

“And take a wife”, Ronit and Shlomi's debut film, Released in 2004 At the height of that cinematic renaissance. That busy year along with “the end of the world to the left”, “Ushpizin”, “Campfire” and”light”. The film stood out at international festivals but made no impression on the film critics in Israel. The critic Meir Schnitzer in”Ma'ariv” Called Elkabetz's game “Extroverted and exaggerated” And called on Elscan to show more restraint.

The Israeli media did not know how to eat ronit's film and style of play at the time. For example,, In an archive footage that appears in the movie “Black Notebooks” Dana Weiss can be seen asking Elkabetz dismissively why she thinks the film didn't get the sympathy she was expecting.. Elkabetz responds to her in the only way she knows, telling her that it's not out of place for Ashkenazi men to judge a movie about a Moroccan woman..

Indeed, It took a while for Elkabetz to get the recognition she deserved., “And take a wife” Dealing with a bleak woman who's in an unhappy marriage with a man who doesn't fit her. Long before words like “Gasliting” Find their way into the mainstream, Elkabetz brought female cinema that the media and visitors here in Israel just weren't ready for.. Except for a nomination for her acting., The film received no recognition at that year's Ophir Awards., But as I said, He had a tough contest..

It could be that if he had come out today, “And take a wife” Would have raked in all the awards., But that's the price Elkabetz paid for being a groundbreaking filmmaker who was ahead of her time.. Of course her recognition was worthy eventually came., Albeit a little too late in the movie “Gett (new)”, Her last film as a director before she died prematurely.

But even in the last year of her life, While she's batting cancer, The Israeli media that disparaged her first film in 2004 preferred to deal with sensationalism in 2016. For example, in an interview on the show “Six with” Jonathan Rieger and Oded Ben-Ami do “Ambosh” To the actress and ask her about the Moshe Ivgi affair, Although she even came to talk about a new French series starring. In response to this, Elkabetz chooses to just leave the studio. It is interesting to imagine what Elkabetz would say about how the media covered the Erez Drigs affair, for example..

You have to tell the truth., The Israeli media has since and always didn't know how to deal with the complexity of the films and when it didn't ignore them most of the year, She mostly chooses to engage in political scandals and things unrelated to the film itself and it just gets worse and worse year on.. Israeli filmmakers should just do as an act of Elkabetz and just leave the studio. And about the audience, Don't listen to critics and reporters, Just go see the movies and judge for yourself..

Black Notebooks “Vivian” – Will be released in cinemas on 9.12.2021

Black Notebooks “Ronit” – Will be released in cinemas on 6.1.2022