The Olive Tree

1976·Movie
1h 25min
90
ExcellentGoodWatch score

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Calm.

Energy

Calm and low-key

  • Violence3
  • Tension2
  • Fast Pace2

Heart

Emotionally reserved

  • Pathos5
  • Melancholy4
  • Hopefulness4

Humor

Serious throughout

  • Situational Comedy0
  • Wit & Wordplay0
  • Physical Comedy0

World

Politics, society, and everyday modern life

  • Dialogue Centrality8
  • Novelty7
  • World Immersion5

Craft

Solid, not remarkable

  • Dialogue Quality7
  • Direction6
  • Narrative Structure6

Style

Functional look and sound

  • Editing6
  • Cinematography5
  • Sound Centrality3

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About

Filmed between 1973 and 1975, L’Olivier was produced by the Vincennes Cinema Group. This activist collective of teachers and filmmakers, formed on the occasion of this film, attempts to explain the Palestinian problem through interviews. The Olivier was one of the first films to attempt to give substance to what was still largely ignored in the West: the existence of the Palestinian people and their fight to recover their rights. L'Olivier responds to a concern: the already weak support of French public opinion for the Palestinian cause diminished following the Munich operation of 1972. Structured in such a way as to tell the Palestinian story and explain the state of the struggle at the time, the film appeals to global militant solidarity and, in particular, to European political commitments.
Political DocumentaryActivist CinemaPalestinian HistoryInterview-Based NarrativeSocial Justice AdvocacyHistorical ContextMilitant SolidarityEducational FilmGrassroots Production

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Is The Olive Tree worth watching?

90
ExcellentGoodWatch score

Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 90/100 (IMDb 8 and Rotten Tomatoes 88%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

What is The Olive Tree rated?

Violence

Content advisories: violence.

How long is The Olive Tree?

1 h 25 min

The Olive Tree runs 1 h 25 min.

Do critics and audiences agree on The Olive Tree?

Critics88
Audiences74

Not quite. Critics rate The Olive Tree higher (88) than audiences (74). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.

What language is The Olive Tree in?

FrenchEnglishArabicHebrew

It was made in French, with some English, Arabic, Hebrew. Produced in France.

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