Every Time We Say Goodbye (1986)

An American flyer who joined the RAF before his country was in the war is recovering from a leg injury in Jerusalem. Through an English friend he meets a quiet Jewish girl whose close-knit ... See full summary »

Director:

Moshé Mizrahi

Writers:

Moshé Mizrahi (story), Moshé Mizrahi (screenplay),

Stars:

Tom Hanks, Cristina Marsillach, Benedict Taylor

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Hanks	...	David Bradley
Cristina Marsillach	...	Sarah Perrara
Benedict Taylor	...	Peter Ross
Anat Atzmon	...	Victoria Sasson
Gila Almagor	...	Lea
Moni Moshonov	...	Nessim (as Monny Moshonov)
Avner Hizkiyahu	...	Raphael (as Avner Hiskyahu)
Esther Parnass	...	Rosa
Orna Porat	...	Mrs. Finkelstein
Nissim Azikri	...	Shaltiel (as Nissim Azikry)
Moshe Ivgy	...	Daniel (as Moshe Ivgi)
David Menachem	...	Elie
Avi Keidar	...	Sammy
Alon Aboutboul	...	Joseph (as Alan Abovtboul)
Dafna Armoni	...	Clara (as Daphne Armony)

Storyline

An American flyer who joined the RAF before his country was in the war is recovering from a leg injury in Jerusalem. Through an English friend he meets a quiet Jewish girl whose close-knit family originally came from Spain. The two are attracted to each other but she is convinced their diverse backgrounds mean it could never work; not only is he a gentile, his father is a protestant minister. So though they keep running into each other in the small community, they find themselves just as frequently parting again.

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Plot Keywords:

friend | american | jewish | jerusalem | injury | 

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Taglines:

A World At War... Two Worlds Collide.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance | War

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

Israel USA

Language:

Ladino

Release Date:

14 November 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mil veces adiós

Filming Locations:

King David Hotel, Jerusalem, Israel

Box Office

Gross:

$278,623 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Delphi V Productions, TriStar Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The MG car is an anachronism. It is a TD, built in the early 1950's. It should be a TA from the 1930's. All TDs had solid wheels and TAs had the large wire wheels.

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Quotes

David: My father believes God is just and merciful and the world can be remade in his image.
Sarah: And you don't?
David: I think God has a lot to answer for. And I don't think you can change the world; not much anyway.

User Reviews

This is a classic theme of falling in love in the face of so much opposition.

I love anything with Tom Hanks - he is such a believable actor, even in this early part of his career. This movie is a fun chick flick where you see the complete vulnerability of people when they fall in love under oppressive circumstances. You just get the "tingles" right along with them. David (Hanks) falls hopelessly in love with a Jewish girl, Sara (Marsillach) of Spanish decent. She tries to fight her feelings, knowing her family would not approve of him because he is a Gentile. They fall more in love through secret trysts and hide their relationship from her family. The intensity rises too high when her family figures out them, and cruelly forces her to put an end to relationship. Sara must choose if she will go against her family to love a man who may have his life taken in this war.

The only thing that disappointed me, was that I felt the movie wrapped up too quickly. I would have enjoyed more relationship development to make the ending more satisfying. However, the character development throughout the movie was great, and Hanks did wonderfully showing the intensity of his love for "Sara."