DVD Review

The Band's Visit (2008)

Reviewed by Tim Purtell | Aug 01, 2008

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EW's GRADE

A-

Details Rated: PG-13; DVD Release Date: Jul 29, 2008; Genres: Comedy, Drama, Foreign Language; With: Ronit Elkabetz and Sasson Gabai; Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics

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IN TUNE Ronit Elkabetz and Sasson Gabai in The Band's Visit, a charmer about a group of Arab musicians who get stranded overnight in small-town Israel

Need a break from summer's blockbuster blare? Look no further than this bittersweet marvel, The Band's Visit in which eight members of an Egyptian police orchestra become stranded in a remote Israeli town. The men are befriended by Dina (an earthy Elkabetz), who takes in two of them for the night. Strangers briefly reach out to one another, but Israeli screenwriter-director Eran Kolirin dodges easy sentiment and political glibness with melancholy-infused wit. A-

Originally posted Aug 01, 2008 Published in issue #1005 Aug 08, 2008 Order article reprints

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