Not many topics of cinema discourse appear as frequently as the very concept of filmmaking as a creative process. After all, a film is an object of expression of a given thought or emotion, drawn from various artistic and technical disciplines to manifest or interpret the sources of said object. And this object represents a particular goal from particular inspirations toward which the filmmaker pursues. Although widely examined and documented, what remains underexplored in cinema discourse is the culmination of…

From the very first scene, Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem embraces the POV shot as the primary guiding principle for its cinematography. Resolutely defined by a near-complete absence of the objective perspective, the camera articulates an extraordinary subjectivity. The framing audaciously reminds viewers that the on-screen images are tethered to character perspectives. It affords a dramatic concentration that further confines viewers to the setting of the rabbinical family courtroom. Claustrophobia complements Vivian's efforts to attain a gett (Jewish divorce),…