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An Intimate Story
An Intimate Story (1981)
, 1h27
Directed by Nadav Levitan
Origin Israel
Themes Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Chava Alberstein

The film follows a married couple, Leah (Chava Alberstein) and Ya'akov (Alexander Peleg), who live on a kibbutz in the 1970s. Over a period of ten years, all of their attempts to conceive a child have been unsuccessful and their marriage begins to disintegrate as each suffers silently and blames the other. Their difficulties are compounded – and the damaging effects of the lack of privacy in an insular communal environment underscored – when their inability to conceive becomes a matter of public knowledge and gossip among the kibbutz members.
Satyawadi Raja Harishchandra
Satyawadi Raja Harishchandra (1917)
, 2h
Themes Films based on mythology, Films about religion

The Hindu sage Vishwamitra approaches king Harishchandra and informs him of a promise made by the king during the sage's dream to donate his entire kingdom. Being virtuous, Harishchandra immediately donates his entire kingdom to the sage and walks away with his wife Taramati and son Rohitashwa. As the entire world came to the control of the sage, after Harishchandra donated his kingdom, the king had to go to Varanasi, a holy town dedicated to Lord Shiva which was the only place outside the influence of the sage. As a part of donation, the sage claims an additional amount as "Dakshina" (honorarium) to be paid to complete the act of donation. As Harishchandra does not have anything left for himself, he sells his wife and son to a Brahmin family to pay for the Dakshina. However, the money collected was not sufficient enough for sage and then Harishchandra sells himself to the guard at the cremation ground.
Teresa de Jesús
Teresa de Jesús (1984)
, 7h30
Directed by Josefina Molina
Themes Films about religion
Actors Concha Velasco, Francisco Rabal, Héctor Alterio, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba

Teresa de Jesús was originally broadcast from 12 March to 30 April 1984, in the following 8 episodes:
The Boy and the King
The Boy and the King (1992)
, 1h28
Themes Films about religion, Films about Islam

The story surrounds a young boy called Obaid. He is confronted with a choice to live an easy life in this world or to struggle for reward in the hereafter. The story takes place during the tyrannical rule of King Narsis, who controls his people by encouraging them to worship idols and frightening them with the magic of Cinatas, his evil sorcerer. Cinatas chooses Obaid to be his student, someone who will assist him in his magic. At first, the boy is tempted by dreams of the power and the influence he will wield as the king's next sorcerer. But, soon after he starts to question his priorities. He begins talking to a righteous and a very holy man, who opens his mind to the true meaning of life.
Birth of a Community: Jews and the Gold Rush
Birth of a Community: Jews and the Gold Rush (1994)

Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about religion, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism

Groups of various national and ethnic origins arrived seeking their fortune; this documentary focuses on the Jewish presence in California during the Gold Rush. This feature traces the arrival of Jews in the ‘rough and tumble’ West and follows how they settled and grew with the towns and establishing communities, which have grown to become more valuable than gold in a sense.