Love and darkness are just two of the powerful forces that run through Amos Oz's extraordinary, moving story. He takes us on a seductive journey through his childhood and adolescence, along Jerusalem's war-torn streets in the 1940s and '50s, and into the infernal marriage of two kind, well-meaning people: his fussy, logical father, and his dreamy, romantic mother. Caught between them is one small boy with the weight of generations on his shoulders. And at the tragic heart of the story is the suicide of his mother, when Amos was twelve-and-a-half years old.
Oz's story dives into 120 year of family history and paradox, the saga of a Jewish love-hate affair with Europe that sweeps from Vilna and Odessa, via Poland and Prague, to Israel. Farce and heartbreak, history and humanity make up this magical portrait of the artist who saw the birth of a nation, and came through its turbulent life as well as his own. This is a memoir like no other, and one that cries out to be read and wept over.

Natalie Portman dons period attire to film a scene for her film A Tale of Love and Darkness with her young co-star on Thursday (February 13) in Jerusalem, Israel.
The 32-year-old actress’ film will also be her directorial feature film debut!
Filming thus far has not gone smoothly for the crew, however. Ultra-Orthodox leaders in Jurusalem’s Nahlaot neighborhood have filed a complaint about allowing the Hollywood crew to film in the city. Graffiti has also appeared, citing a “foreign invasion,” THR reports.
“The film shooting is set to take place on several sensitive streets close to synagogues and yeshivas, and the scenes being filmed should have been examined first to make sure they don’t offend anybody’s sensitivities,” the letter read.
“There is a constant tension between the desire to celebrate diverse and interesting Jerusalem and the attempts by extremist groups to prevent this,” Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Rachel Azaria responded. “The attraction of the city, its unique architecture and the efforts of the film and television industry will triumph. And the cinematic growth we’ve seen in Jerusalem in recent years will continue to flourish also tomorrow with Natalie Portman in Nahlaot.”
^I think it was Galliano she didn't want to work with, not Dior the brand.