02 January, 2009

A snippet of Israeli cinema

Aviva, My Love (2006)
Aviva, a hard-working hotel cook in the small northern Israeli town of Tiberias, is on the brink of finally fulfilling her lifelong dream. For years she kept her remarkable writing abilities under wraps, until her sister, Anita, introduces her to Oded, an accomplished novelist.
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Walk On Water (2004)
Eyal, an Israeli Mossad agent, is given the mission to track down and kill the very old Alfred Himmelman, an ex-Nazi officer, who might still be alive. Pretending to be a tour guide he befriends Himmelman's grandson Axel, who is in Israel visiting his sister Pia.
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Beaufort (2007)
The chronicles a group of soldiers positioned at the 12th century Crusader stronghold of Beaufort Castle: their daily routine, their feelings and their fears, and explores their moral dilemmas in the days preceding the withdrawal and end of the 18-year South Lebanon conflict.
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Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi (2003)
16 year old Shlomi lives with his restless mother, his soldier brother and their ill grandfather. One day, the school's principal finds out Shlomi is actually a genius and tries to get him into a more suitable curriculum. However, Shlomi is more interested in taking care of his family and his new love interest, the beautiful girl next door.
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Late Summer Blues (1987)
Four Israeli teens spend a final summer of freedom before they are drafted into the Army during the 1970 Suez War. They discuss their futures, politics, and the occupation of the West Bank in the volatile region. The quartet goes from a festive high school graduation ceremony to anxiety when of their classmates is the first to be killed in conflict.

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Waltz With Bashir (2008)
One night at a bar, an old friend tells director Ari about a recurring nightmare in which he is chased by 26 vicious dogs. The two men conclude that there's a connection to their Israeli Army mission in the first Lebanon War of the early eighties. Ari is surprised that he can't remember a thing anymore about that period of his life. He needs to discover the truth about that time and about himself. As Ari delves deeper and deeper into the mystery, his memory begins to creep up in surreal images.
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Other films...
Late Marriage (2001)
Broken Wings (2002)
Yossi & Jagger (2002)
Paradise Now (2005)
The Syrian Bride (2004)
Someone To Run With (2006)

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