Cinematography
Black-and-white poetry—every frame a photograph.
Direction
Perlov sees what tourists miss.
Director
David Perlov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Perlov filmed during Jordanian rule over East Jerusalem, capturing a city on the brink of transformation most viewers now can't imagine.
The 'engaged observations' structure became his signature—he'd revisit this approach in his epic 1973-1983 diary films.
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