Abu el Banat (1974)

Director:

Moshé Mizrahi

Writers:

Moshé Mizrahi, Shaike Ophir

Stars:

Shaike Ophir, Zaharira Harifai, Joseph Shiloach

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Shaike Ophir	...	Sabbatai Alfandari
Zaharira Harifai	...	Bianca Alfandari
Joseph Shiloach	...	Joseph Omri
Michal Bat-Adam	...	Esther Alfandari
Gideon Singer	...	Dr. Mazor
Avner Hizkiyahu	...	Casarola
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Baruch David
Naomi Greenbaum

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

six daughters | mother daughter relationship | family relationships | six sisters | father son relationship | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

Israel

Language:

Hebrew

Release Date:

8 November 1974 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Daughters, Daughters

Company Credits

Production Co:

Noah Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

User Reviews

A solo turn ruined by elaboration

Abou al Banat grew out of a monologue that Shai K. Ophir would perform. Ophir was trained in the French pantomime tradition; throughout the movie you can notice the straightness of his back, the panache of every movement. On the stage he didn't need props; he could make you see what wasn't there. The movie surrounds Ophir with reality and in that perspective, Abou al Banat becomes a less sympathetic character. The fault may be in Moshe Mizrahi's fondness for soap opera and his sympathy with the female point of view. Whatever the reason, the rich, insensitive Abou al Banat fails where another Ophir character-- the naive, downtrodden Policeman Azulai in the movie of that name-- succeeded: in eliciting warm feelings from the audience.