Fisherman In Jaffa

A lyrical documentation of the world of Jaffas fishermen The influence of British documentary tradition as well as the films of directors like Joris Ivens or Georges Franju is evident in Fishermen in Jaffa In a carefullyplanned frail structure of narrative the film progresses from daylight to night In it Perlov creates at the same time a vast panoramic view and an intimate private one whether he films a lone cat wandering on the dock or the glowing faces of the fishermen This early film already depicts Perlovs unique style