Golem, the Spirit of the Exile (French: Golem, l'esprit de l'exil, Italian: Golem, Lo spirito dell'esilio, also known as Golem, the Ghost of Exile) is a 1992 drama film directed by Amos Gitai. It is a European co-production between Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, France and Italy.
Following Esther and Berlin - Jerusalem, the film is the third chapter in the Gitai's "Exile" trilogy; it is also the middle chapter in the director's Golem trilogy, between Birth of a Golem and Golem, le jardin pétrifié.
Cast
Hanna Schygulla as the Spirit of the Exile
Vittorio Mezzogiorno as the Maharal
Ophrah Shemesh as Naomi
Samuel Fuller as Elimelek
Mireille Perrier as Ruth
Sotigui Kouyaté as Boaz
Fabienne Babe as Orpa
Bakary Sangaré as the first marine
Alain Maratrat as the second marine
Marceline Loridan Ivens as the Mother of Opra
Bernardo Bertolucci as the master of the court
Philippe Garrel as Opra's fiancé
Marisa Paredes as the Mistress of Ceremony