Take Israeli director Avi Nesher out of Israel, and he creates celluloid crap of the third order. Consider She (1982) with Sandahl Bergman. Or Doppelganger (1993) with Drew Barrymore? Or even Ritual (2002) with Jennifer Grey? If you haven’t been face-to-face with any of these features, you’re probably being rewarded for accomplishing something quite wonderful in a former life.
But drop-ship Nesher back to his native country, and he can surprise you. Turn Left at the End of the World (2004) is semi-engaging look at the plight of Indian immigrants living in the backwoods of Israel during the sixties. As for The Secrets (2007), here’s an exceptionally fine tale of an Orthodox Jewish young woman who wants to break all the rules by studying the Talmud and living her life as a lesbian. Really a must-see.
Now Nesher’s latest effort, The Matchmaker, is currently trodding down the theater aisles. No confetti is needed.
But drop-ship Nesher back to his native country, and he can surprise you. Turn Left at the End of the World (2004) is semi-engaging look at the plight of Indian immigrants living in the backwoods of Israel during the sixties. As for The Secrets (2007), here’s an exceptionally fine tale of an Orthodox Jewish young woman who wants to break all the rules by studying the Talmud and living her life as a lesbian. Really a must-see.
Now Nesher’s latest effort, The Matchmaker, is currently trodding down the theater aisles. No confetti is needed.
- 8/24/2012
- by Brandon Judell
- www.culturecatch.com
Title: The Matchmaker (Paam hayti) Menemsha Films Director: Avi Nesher Screenwriter: Avi Nesher, inspired by Amir Gutfreund’s novel “When Heroes Fly” Cast: Adir Miller, Maya Dagan, Dror Keren, Dov Navon, Tuval Shafir, Neta Porat, Yarden Bar-Kochva, Bat-el Papura, Kobi Farag Screened at: Broadway, NYC, 8/7/12 Opens: August 17, 2012 Ask American kids in the forties how they spent their summer vacations and they’ll talk about playing hide-and-seek, ringalevio, marbles, territory, and best of all stick ball and punch ball in the gutter where success was measure by how many sewer lengths you could hit. Ask American kids in the late sixties and you’ll hear about smoking weed, listening to Jefferson [ Read More ]...
- 8/9/2012
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
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