Noodle (2007)

Director:

Ayelet Menahemi

Writers:

Shemi Zarhin (writer) and
Ayelet Menahemi (writer)

Release Date:

26 July 2007 (Israel)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Life is full of surprises.

Plot:

At thirty-seven, Miri is a twice-widowed, El Al flight attendant. Her well-regulated existence is suddenly...

Awards:

2 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Mili Avital	...	Miri Calderone
BaoQi Chen	...	Noodle
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alon Abutbul	...	Izzy Sason
Sinaya Ben-Dor	...	Ilana
Yiftach Klein	...	Mati Gueta
Daphna Shpigelman	...	Batya
Sarit Vino-Elad	...	Dafna
Anat Waxman	...	Gila Sason
Roni Yuria	...	Yaeli

Runtime:

Israel:90 min | South Korea:100 min

Country:

Israel

Language:

Hebrew | Mandarin

Color:

Color

Certification:

South Korea:All | Mexico:A | Australia:PG

Company:

Norma Productions

Movie Connections:

Features Knafayim Shvurot (2002)

A different kind of realism.

I enjoyed this film a lot more than most American films I have seen lately. Granted, the plot is somewhat absurd and based on improbable coincidences--but the characters are real. I have often found this true of Israeli films. We get the feeling that we are looking at a real slice of life, whereas in the typical American film we seem to be in some make-believe world. I don't know why American scriptwriters can't seem to create the same mood that their Israeli counterparts can.I especially liked the way the child's personality developed. The scene where he teaches the adults how to eat Chinese food is priceless. It's also refreshing to see a film about essentially decent people (except for the bureaucrats).