Guy Spier interviews Yishai Kiczales: an Israeli film critic, songwriter, and lecturer.
May 03, 2021

Yishai Kiczales is an Israeli film critic, songwriter, and lecturer, who currently lives in Zurich with his family. He writes for the daily newspaper Israel Hayom, and his third solo album, “Inside Yishai Kiczales”, will be released on May 22. He talks to me about classic books and movies, about the recent changes in the world of cinema, and highlights some things the streaming services are missing.

Full transcript available here: https://aqfd.docsend.com/view/jmvgmsxhb8vupfze

Contents:

(00:01:45) Ulysses by James Joyce: A Rock in a Mountain of Classics
(00:10:20) Should One Read the Classics?
(00:13:32) Christopher Nolan’s Best Movies
(00:21:21) The Movie Classics and Their Origin
(00:27:49) How to Escape the Algorithm?
(00:37:44) Past and Future Changes in the Movie World
(00:52:31) Building Bridges Through Cinema
(00:58:47) The Struggle of Creating Art

I’m a Zurich based investor. Since 1997, I’ve managed a privately offered investment fund known as the Aquamarine Fund.

I am also the author of a book titled The Education of a Value Investor, which was published in 2014.

As I wrote in my book, we are all a work in progress. This site documents my ongoing quest for “wealth, wisdom and enlightenment”.

I have created a /now page – inspired by Derek Sivers

I’m a Zurich based investor. Since 1997, I’ve managed a privately offered investment fund known as the Aquamarine Fund.

I am also the author of a book titled The Education of a Value Investor, which was published in 2014.

As I wrote in my book, we are all a work in progress. This site documents my ongoing quest for “wealth, wisdom and enlightenment”.

I have created a /now page – inspired by Derek Sivers

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