Zelda: A Simple Woman (2015)

She published her first book of poetry at the age of 53 and became a prominent figure in the field of Hebrew literature, a portrait of the first religious female poet.

She published her first book of poetry at the age of 53 and became a prominent figure in the field of Hebrew literature. Niece of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, living alone in Jerusalem, writing poems of pieces of paper, surrounded by a small court of lovers and admirers. Through never-seen berfore archival footage and meetigns with her loves and friends (Amos, Chava Alberstein), the film gently sketches a portrait of the first religious female poet.

If you liked Zelda: A Simple Woman, you might also like…

92% match

Come See Me in the Good Light

2025

85% match

Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me

2023

87% match

My Mom Jayne

2025

81% match

Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present

2012

79% match

To Kill a Tiger

2023

76% match

As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

2000

70% match

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

2003

65% match

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

2017

60% match

Naqoyqatsi

2002

60% match

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

2013

60% match

Love, Marilyn

2013

60% match

McQueen

2018

60% match

Maria by Callas

2017

60% match

American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince

1978

60% match

The U.S. vs. John Lennon

2006

60% match

Directed by John Ford

1971

60% match

Capital in the Twenty-First Century

2019

60% match

I Am Heath Ledger

2017

60% match

Trainwreck: The Real Project X

2025

60% match

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

2009