A Tale of Love and Darkness (film)
A Tale of Love and Darkness is a 2015 drama film written and directed by Natalie Portman in her directorial feature debut. Based on the memoir of the same name by Israeli author Amos Oz, it takes place in Jerusalem in the last years of Mandatory Palestine and the first years of independent Israel. It stars Amir Tessler as Oz, and Gilad Kahana and Portman as his parents. It was screened at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival and in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.
Theatrical release poster
Director and cast at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
Natalie Portman is an American actress. She has had a prolific film career from her teenage years and has starred in various blockbusters and independent films, receiving multiple accolades, including an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards.
Portman in 2023
Portman's costume from Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) on display at the Detroit Institute of Arts
Portman on the set of Free Zone in 2005
Portman at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, where she served as a jury member