A Woman Called Golda
by Alan Gibson
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Actor: Anne Jackson, Franklin Cover, Ingrid Bergman, Judy Davis, Ned BeattyDirector: Alan Gibson
Brand: Paramount
Cinematographer: Adam Greenberg
Producer: Gene Corman
Producer: Harve Bennett
Producer: Lynn Guthrie
Producer: Marilyn Hall
Writer: Harold Gast
Writer: Steve Gethers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 200 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-03-24
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Paramount
Movie Reviews of A Woman Called Golda
Movie Review: At long last...
Summary: 5 Stars
Ingrid Bergman does a wonderful job, as does Judy Davis, at playing the Iron Lady Golda Meir (before Thatcher, there was Golda). Golda Meir's life traced itself from the Russian Empire to the American Jewish Diaspora to the formation of Israel and through the pivotal times of war and peace.
Originally run as a television mini-series, this film shows her childhood, life on a kibbutz, early days in Israel, and times as Foreign Minister and Prime Minister in good detail, both personal and professional, to give a real sense of the woman and the political figure. From her childhood she was a determined person; her shakey marriage with Morris Meyerson is depicted with sensitivity (Leonard Nimoy plays the long-suffering Meyerson). Her ideas of hope and her determination for both security and peace are depicted with passion and humor.
Watch for cameos from people such as Ned Beatty (who plays an American senator being strong-armed into selling advanced weaponry to Israel), Nigel Hawthorne (in quite a bit of make-up as the King of Jordan who lays the political reality out for Golda Meir as to why he can't initiate peace and live), and Robert Loggia (as Anwar Sadat).
The story has good pacing; much is done in flash-back form. In part it is done through narrative device of one of Golda's political secretaries, Lou Kaddar, played by Anne Jackson. I loved the scene where Lou Kaddar interviews for the job with Golda, and presents a letter as a sample of her writing. The letter is in praise of her former employer; "He sounds like an outstanding man," Golda says, to which Lou Kaddar responds, "He was a son of a *bleep*." Golda, without missing a beat, simply replies, "You might do well at this job."
It has been a long time coming, but it is worth the wait.
Summary of A Woman Called Golda
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