Natalie Portman‘s feature directorial debut, A Tale of Love and Darkness will play at this year’s Cannes Film Festival as a part of the Special Screenings selection. Portman previously directed the short film Eve in 2008 and a segment of New York, I Love You that same year, but this drama based on Amos Oz‘s international best-selling memoir marks her first foray into feature filmmaking.
[amz asin=”015603252X” size=”small”]Portman not only directs, but she penned the films screenplay and will star as Fania Oz, the eldest daughter of Amos as the story tells of his youth at the end of the British Mandate for Palestine and the early years of the State of Israel. The film details young Amos’ relationship with his mother and his birth as a writer, looking at what happens when the stories we tell, become the stories we live.
Just above is the first picture from the film (via The Playlist) and below is the first sales poster (via fansite NataliePortman.com).
The film co-stars Gilad Kahana, Shira Haas and Makram Khoury and is still looking for distribution.
