Aviva, My Love (2006)
"Aviva Ahuvati" (original title)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Shemi Zarhin

Writer:

Shemi Zarhin

Stars:

Assi Levy, Rotem Abuhab, Levana Finkelstein

10 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Assi Levy	...	Aviva Cohen
Rotem Abuhab	...	Anita
Levana Finkelstein	...	Violette
Dror Keren	...	Moni Cohen
Sasson Gabai	...	Oded Zar
Nati Ravitz	...	Arie (as Natan Ravitz)
Dana Ivgy	...	Oshrat Cohen
Itay Turgeman	...	Alon Cohen
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dekel Adin	...	Ofek Cohen
Avihai Alfasi
Maly Arbova
Louise Asher	...	Flor
Noy Avitan
Rivka Bahar	...	Mercedes
Tzion Baruch	...	Ofir

Storyline

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. Immediately recognizing Aviva's talent, Oded takes her under his wing, promising to help her achieve greatness. But the journey to greatness effects her life and the lives of her family - her unemployed husband, her trouble children, her unstable mother, and primarily her sister, a funny and sensitive woman who have her own dreams. When Aviva discovered that Oded has other plans for her work, her world collapses.

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Plot Keywords:

writer | tel aviv israel | family relationships | sister sister relationship

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Israel]

Country:

Israel

Language:

Hebrew

Release Date:

27 July 2006 (Israel)

Also Known As:

Aviva ahuvati

Filming Locations:

Tiberias, Israel

Box Office

Budget:

$500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Evanstone Films Ltd., Metro Communications

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Sharon Amrani: Remember His Name (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Ha-Aviv Sheli Yagi'a"
Lyrics by Jonathan Bar-Giora
Music by Shemi Zarhin
Performed by Miri Mesika

User Reviews

Not another excellent Israeli family drama

Unfortunately, the movie disappointed me tremendously. Poor characterization (too many characters), a trite treatment of the themes that were raised, a lack of development and resolution in the plot and a lot of general sloppiness. I couldn't help but compare it to Broken Wings and Nina's Tragedies- and found it sorely lacking. It seemed- in general- to lack quality.

On the other hand, the audience around me seemed to like it. And it's been very well reviewed in Israel- receiving an average of 4 out of 5 stars, making it the 5th best reviewed movie in Israel at the moment.

My guess is that if you liked Sof Ha Olam Smola, you might like this, too, even if it's more pretentious and less fun.