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nevergod · 09-16-2008, 11:06 AM

NATALIE PORTMAN TO DIRECT ISRAELI FILM
The actress will be adapting Amos Oz's memoir A TALE OF LOVE AND DARKNESS

By CHARLENE CHENG, News Editor
Published 9/15/2008

LOCATION: Jerusalem

THE SKINNY: After working with renowned directors from all over the world such as George Lucas, Wong Lar Wai, and Jim Sheridan, Natalie Portman will be making her own foray into international filmmaking.

The Jerusalem-born actress will making her directorial feature debut with an adaptation of Israeli author Amos Oz's A TALE OF LOVE AND DARKNESS. Set in Jerusalem's war-torn streets in the 1950s and 1960s, the memoir tells the story of Oz's childhood.

Portman is planning to do the film in its original Hebrew, rather than adapting the screenplay into English.

On the acting front, Portman will next be appearing in Sheridan's BROTHERS alongside Jake Gyllenhaal and Tobey Maguire.

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nevergod Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 100 My Profile	For those that have'nt seen it... NATALIE PORTMAN TO DIRECT ISRAELI FILM The actress will be adapting Amos Oz's memoir A TALE OF LOVE AND DARKNESS By CHARLENE CHENG, News Editor Published 9/15/2008 LOCATION: Jerusalem THE SKINNY: After working with renowned directors from all over the world such as George Lucas, Wong Lar Wai, and Jim Sheridan, Natalie Portman will be making her own foray into international filmmaking. The Jerusalem-born actress will making her directorial feature debut with an adaptation of Israeli author Amos Oz's A TALE OF LOVE AND DARKNESS. Set in Jerusalem's war-torn streets in the 1950s and 1960s, the memoir tells the story of Oz's childhood. Portman is planning to do the film in its original Hebrew, rather than adapting the screenplay into English. On the acting front, Portman will next be appearing in Sheridan's BROTHERS alongside Jake Gyllenhaal and Tobey Maguire.

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