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I Love You Rosa

Original title: Ani Ohev Otach Rosa
  • 1972
  • 1h 17m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
271
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I Love You Rosa (1972)
Period DramaDrama

The love of Nissim for his widowed sister-in-law, Rosa, in the Old City of Jerusalem at the turn of the century. Under a (very old) Jewish religious law, Nissim has the duty to marry his chi... Read allThe love of Nissim for his widowed sister-in-law, Rosa, in the Old City of Jerusalem at the turn of the century. Under a (very old) Jewish religious law, Nissim has the duty to marry his childless sister-in-law on the death of his brother.The love of Nissim for his widowed sister-in-law, Rosa, in the Old City of Jerusalem at the turn of the century. Under a (very old) Jewish religious law, Nissim has the duty to marry his childless sister-in-law on the death of his brother.

  • Director
    • Moshé Mizrahi
  • Writer
    • Moshé Mizrahi
  • Stars
    • Michal Bat-Adam
    • Gabi Otterman
    • Moshe Tal
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    271
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Moshé Mizrahi
    • Writer
      • Moshé Mizrahi
    • Stars
      • Michal Bat-Adam
      • Gabi Otterman
      • Moshe Tal
    • 3User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 nominations total

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    Michal Bat-Adam
    Michal Bat-Adam
    • Rosa
    Gabi Otterman
    • Nissim…
    Moshe Tal
    • Nissim…
    Levana Finkelstein
    Levana Finkelstein
    • Jamila…
    Avner Hizkiyahu
    Avner Hizkiyahu
    • Rabbi
    Yosef Shiloach
    Yosef Shiloach
    • Eli
    • (as Joseph Shiloach)
    • …
    Zivi Avramson
    • Esther
    Naomi Bachar
    • Luna
    Yehuda Efroni
    Yehuda Efroni
    • Don Yitzhak
    Gabi Eldor
    Etti Grotes
    Etti Grotes
    • Alegra
    • (as Esther Grotes)
    Gunther Hirschberg
    • Narrator
    Elisheva Michaeli
    Elisheva Michaeli
    • Regina…
    Aliza Rosen
    Aliza Rosen
    • Rabbi's wife
    Sarit Yishai-Levi
    • Fortuna
    • (as Sharit Yishai)
    • Director
      • Moshé Mizrahi
    • Writer
      • Moshé Mizrahi
    • All cast & crew
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    7anitalansing-40-581915

    Very Sweet Story

    I saw this movie a very long time ago, and I was haunted by the soundtrack, which was so absolutely hypnotizing. The movie is poignant and deals with Yibbum (Levirate marriage)as described in Deuteronomy 25:5-10. Rosa had to marry her younger brother-in-law after he turned of age, and she had to remain with her dead husband's family. I am just happy that laws like those do not exist in our American customs.

    I recorded this movie on a VHS tape, but thanks to today's technology, I don't have a viable way of watching the videotape. I donated boxes of VHS tapes and this movie was on one of the videotapes. The acting was good and the story was believable, and a few of the characters added some spice to the story line. I am happy that I located the title of the movie. I would think about this movie over the years. Maybe I will purchase it on DVD or perhaps get a chance to stream it. Good movie.
    gbenmoshe

    True Israeli Classic

    This film is one of the best written stories of the young Israeli film industry. Well acted, and a beautiful period piece showing life in Jerusalem in the 19th century. This was the last film that Menachem Golan and Yoram Globus produced in Israel before moving to Hollywood to found Cannon Films. On the strength of this movie they got backing for their new company. Michal Bat Adam is stunning as Rosa, a young widow caught in the web of ancient religious edicts. Great story! There IS a sub-titled version available, besides the dubbed version. I got my Hebrew version from Sifrutake in Brooklyn, NY

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    • Trivia
      Gabi Otterman was born in New Jersey and grew up in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area with English as his first language, but for reasons unknown was not asked to dub his own voice in the English-dubbed version.
    • Quotes

      Nissim: I love her as a man. Is that sinful?

    • Connections
      Featured in The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Rosa
      Lyrics by Haim Hefer

      Music by Dov Seltzer

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    • Release date
      • February 12, 1972 (Israel)
    • Country of origin
      • Israel
    • Language
      • Hebrew
    • Also known as
      • Seni Seviyorum Rosa
    • Filming locations
      • Jerusalem, Israel
    • Production companies
      • Leisure Media
      • Noah Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 17 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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