Wikipedia's first sentence called it “a 1996 israeli film directed by ari folman and ori sivan”. Today it says “a 1996 israeli film directed by ari folman and ori sivan with a screenplay by folman based on the novel the ide”.
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Saint Clara ( Hebrew : קלרה הקדושה ) is a 1996 Israeli film directed by Ari Folman and Ori Sivan with a screenplay by Folman based on the novel The Ideas of Saint Clara by Pavel Kohout . The film takes place in 1999 in a small Israeli town, in which a young girl called Clara Chanov (Lucy Dubinchik) discovers that she has paranormal powers that allow her to predict the future. The film was selected as the Israeli entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards , but was not accepted as a nominee.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
1996 film Saint Clara ( ) is a 1996 Israeli film directed by Ari Folman and Ori Sivan . It is based on the novel The Ideas of Saint Clara by Pavel Kohout .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
1996 Israeli film Saint Clara ( ) is a 1996 Israeli film directed by Ari Folman and Ori Sivan . It is based on the novel The Ideas of Saint Clara by Pavel Kohout . The film takes place in 1999 in a small Israeli town, in which a young girl called Clara Chanov (Lucy Dubinchik) discovers that she has paranormal powers that allow her to predict the future.The film was selected as the Israeli entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards , but was not accepted as a nominee.
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1996 Israeli film Saint Clara ( ) is a 1996 Israeli film directed by Ari Folman and Ori Sivan with a screenplay by Folman based on the novel The Ideas of Saint Clara by Pavel Kohout . The film takes place in 1999 in a small Israeli town, in which a young girl called Clara Chanov (Lucy Dubinchik) discovers that she has paranormal powers that allow her to predict the future. The film was selected as the Israeli entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards , but was not accepted as a nominee.
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a 1996 israeli film directed by ari folman and ori sivan
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a 1996 israeli film directed by ari folman and ori sivan with a screenplay by folman based on the novel the ide
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