WEDDING IN GALILEE - Dir : Michel Khleifi (Palestine)
27 April 2006 (Thurs) - 7pm
National Museum

Finally get to watch the film after the postponement. Today hb picked me up from work & there's not much jam, so we reached Stamford Road around 6.10pm. We decide to hv something to bite first & end up having tehtarik and shared a plate of Nasi Bryani. The film started at 7pm to not so many audience. This film won at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.

It's abt the depiction of a small village in Palestine through the prism of a wedding. The father of the groom gets approval from the Israel Governor to hold a traditional wedding for his son, on the condition that the Israeli military Governor & his staffs be guests of honour at the ceremony. This request brought anger to some of the villagers who hv deep hatred for the Israelis (for all the things they've done). A group of 4 young men plotted to assassinate the Governor & his teams.

The film unfolds the cultural & tradition in a Palestinian Wedding. On how the whole guests waited for the 'white bed sheet' with 'blood' spots to be brought out... meaning the wedding hv been consummated. When the groom hv problem to 'touch' his bride (too angry wif his father for inviting the Governor), the family became panicky & wanted to call the doctor... while the guest kept on going with the party, which will end only after the couple had consummated. Anyway, the assassination plot failed & the bride eventually took her own virginity (don't ask me how, hehehe...)

The show is ok, except - why all the nude scenes ? (got mandi bunga lah..) .... Aishk !!

Some scenes showing man holding hands, kissing each other.... & the woman pampering each other, might be mistaken in the West as being homosexual or lesbians... but this their way of welcoming friends & enjoying each other's company... nothing to do with homosexuality or being lesbians (which is the problem in the Western world) ... so don't be deceived !

We went straight home & managed to play with baby for awhile before he went to bed...

Ate Muhshi wrapped in cabbage & brinjal for dinner (supper) ... yum, yum...