Esther (1985) Rating: Starring: Mohammed Bakri, Simona Benyamini, Julliano Merr, Zare Vartinyan, Shmuel Wolf Director: Amos Gitai Category: Avant Garde, Foreign Studio: Facets Video Subtitles: English Length: 96 mins     Amos Gitai Exile In this beautiful transposition of the Biblical story, Amos Gitai updates the passionate tale about the ruler of a great and sprawling kingdom who chooses as his queen a beautiful peasant girl named Esther. But when Esther hides her Jewish identity from her husband, a vicious cycle of revenge begins. Called "fervent and lyrical" by The Village Voice, and hailed at the Cannes Film Festival where it premiered, Esther is the story of a woman whose denial of her origins unleashes unimagined events.