Rutenberg Page #2

Synopsis: Cohen takes an elliptical approach in telling the story of Pinchas Rutenberg, a visionary, complex, and larger-than-life figure, who, amongst other things, brought electricity to Jewish Palestine in the early 20th century by building a hydroelectric power station in Nahararyim.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Eli Cohen
  2 wins & 10 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.0
Year:
2003
90 min
26 Views


If everything is all right, why

have we been here for 20 minutes?

We should have arrived

two hours ago.

I told you we need a new model.

Is there gasoline?

- Gasoline? - Gasoline, yes.

Great, Zemah. Now what?

- I told Mr. Leonard

maybe we should take more gasoline.

He said we must leave urgently.

Oh, really, Zemah,

you are the driver,

not Leonard, you.

- Yes. Should I walk to Merhavia?

Excuse me, it is a 30 minute walk.

- Will talk make the car run? - No.

Zemah...

Thank you.

He hasn't arrived yet?

No, no, six hours ago.

No. No,

because he asked me to remain.

Becky, Becky...

Operator...

Operator...

Operator...

The lines are down.

- It is late, Becky. Go to sleep.

Leonard...

I am going.

Becky, I will only be five minutes.

Leonard! - Five minutes.

Becky, five minutes.

Pardon me, five minutes.

Welcome, Mr. Rutenberg.

- Is all ready to be signed?

The thing is, Churchill...

- When will he see me?

Pay the lad

what he is owed.

You could have warned me.

- I tried to.

What is this matter

of the Arab delegation?

Churchill. He stipulates that

the Arabs agree to the concession.

Free enterprise, yes.

A national movement, absolutely not.

Then I will announce

that it is my own private enterprise

Dr. Weizman

will not see that positively.

And with no electricity, Dr. Weizman

will see nothing at all.

Becky, Becky, Becky.

Becky, please don't do this.

We said we'd go out on the river...

Then let's go. - Okay.

I'll just say goodbye and we'll go.

You'll just say goodbye

and he'll just ask you

to do one more small thing for him,

and you'll just agree,

because he always persuades you

just to do everything for him.

Becky, I'm doing this for us,

I'm doing it for both of us.

Leonard! - Five minutes.

Ilyusha.

Come to papa. Come to me.

- Pyotr.

Look, this is the center of the world

- My name is Savirski.

I understand, I understand,

electricity, electricity.

Falling water, turbine. I understand

everything, except one thing.

I understand it is important to get

governmental approval, I understand.

I had forgotten

how beautiful you are, Lena.

Why did you bring me here?

- Look, Mama.

Come here.

Come to me.

Did you draw that?

Go draw something else.

Go draw.

Keep traveling

around the world...

Why did you bring me to London?

I miss you, Lena.

I miss you both.

Is that why you left me in Russia,

so you could miss me from Italy?

Then you left me in Paris,

so you could miss me from Palestine?

I don't know where else. I want you

to return to Paris with me.

I know, Lena, I know.

Not a day goes by without my

thinking of you and Ilyusha.

I love you, Lena. I always have.

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