Set during the Yom Kippur War, Helen Mirren’s portrayal of the Israeli leader Golda Meir never gets under the skin.
at 80, puffing away while being examined by her doctor. There’s so much smoking in the film — including by supporting characters — that most scenes have the muted grayish-yellow patina of nicotine-stained walls. Nattiv seems peculiarly fascinated by shots of ashtrays.
agreement to supply arms, deep in the barely-three-week-long conflict, that helped Israel turn the fighting around. But the U.S. emissary was understandably reluctant to do more, given the fact that a nuclear showdown with the Soviets was at stake if the Americans went too far. The scenes between these two figures are among the film’s best.But it is the woman at the center of the story whose personality and contradictions are given short shrift, in any deep sense.
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