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Th(@ e iss`ue of War w idow rep resen@t?ation ;in Israeli%: c-^=i\nema is one@ $[ of the most comple]*x for the loca^-[l in^^dustry for`` it seem%^s t %
o be $.unique an$(#d ;?wit]h a very lo_ca-l and specifi c i@c#onog\raphy.　　The war Wi(^dow is a difficult -#)ch=^aract:^%er t*_:o? dig,:est. Beca,`use thi[ [s is a./n especially painful topi??c in I/)srael, its mode \ of #repres-`en!tati!@\on ^ is al? [most always pr!:oblemat.ic.　　^Gi\*la Almagor in Tofan:*o's/#\^  siege is one of ! $th% ]e first@/ :chara$cters of ]``the mo?^$.dern war widows to appear on Israeli cinema s?cree=ns.　　T[he human`, and social complexit^y of )the- status of widows was not represented adequately a)nd pe_.rs,onally unt$il her!\ com% `pl=%ex and ? fine app,.\e;aranc?):(e in this#;` fi
!lm.　　I =t was@ mostl_y Pre *-:ceded by cliches of heroic _!wome-n w ho have s ;acrifi/@ced for the nation wi-[th_@. $ :c[)@%hara .^!cter +s to whic)h it was very difficul`t to ge[:t attached,
nor t=()!o the-ir #] p(e!-\rson)al+ [g;-r`[i:
ef.?　　Si^ege$ wa! ;s directed by a_n u^)?nknow/#n Itali =[!an director of t$`+^hat pe@!riod.
Alth=ou+-g\h Gilberto`,[. Tofano wa$s bro)ugh$*%t as a professional :director on the win_`gs of inspiration made by)-; the` [ . Fre.!-nch =$,New Wave of those y\%@ears, he,, m^%
a^ naged to turn out a \-very exciting wo_rk w!hich h@as cau#ght the Is
raeli warmth and /[sense `#
of social siege w:#:hi)ch surrounds*- ^ the Israe+*;li %-widows,#?% i//ncluding the great ^*e@[ x\pe.)]ct;at% ions :
from( them (and the-+ social stigmas-%.　　Tofan^%o ]wrap+`:ped his leadin\g l^
ady` wi, /:(th! lo +t; s of # / war@#-
mth?] and gave a place of( / hon[(`or to=` Al+magor'_s impressive p `res`$%en+(_ce *$in th `$e film.　　This is with )ou)/_t a. @doubt on e of :Alm+,a:go!r's @]best and m=\ost.#^ acc +(urate performances. T/ he restraint in# ? h#!er performanc*e plus the sh,%oo`=ting a(\_%nd #-express:-*ive use of angl\
es by Tofano a[(nd his [%% soft European touc@^h whi\
ch@ wa$^s f+%-ar off ,from the[ ag[gressive local produc_,t managed to pr*;odu,ce a_^ _sens`\^e=: of do .cumenting an aut^ hentic tragedy with a _-
tangible pe!$rsonal t[\ouch th ]at mini]_?m$.ized the national .#_%dimensio
`n. The res\?u\lt s@=tands the t es =*%t of time proudl

y] #[@%several decades afte/@r it@ s \.cr`(eation.