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-
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
EW's GRADE
A-Details Release Date: Jul 29, 2008; DVD Release Date: Jul 29, 2008; Movie Rated: PG-13; Genres: Comedy, Drama, Foreign Language; With: Ronit Elkabetz and Sasson Gabai; Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
You Might Also Like
- Movie Review The Band's Visit
Movie Calendar
- January 3
- January 4
- January 6
- January 13
- January 20
- January 27
- February 3
- February 10
- February 17
- February 24
- March 2
- March 9
- March 16
- March 23
- March 30
- April 4
- April 6
- April 13
- April 20
- April 27
- * Dates subject to change
Add your comment
The rules: Keep it clean, and stay on the subject or we might delete your comment. If you see inappropriate language, e-mail us. An asterisk * indicates a required field.