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As Tears Go By

Original title: Zolgot Hadma'ot Me'atzman
  • 19961996
  • 1h 25m
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7.3/10
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As Tears Go By (1996)
  • Drama
Yaakov Tcherniak and his son Yitzhak have a small company that organizes parties and events. They travel to weddings, bar mitzvas and birthdays, and supply the sound equipment and a female v... Read allYaakov Tcherniak and his son Yitzhak have a small company that organizes parties and events. They travel to weddings, bar mitzvas and birthdays, and supply the sound equipment and a female vocalist who sings Israeli songs. Their dream is to expand the business and supply catering... Read allYaakov Tcherniak and his son Yitzhak have a small company that organizes parties and events. They travel to weddings, bar mitzvas and birthdays, and supply the sound equipment and a female vocalist who sings Israeli songs. Their dream is to expand the business and supply catering services as well. To this end, they need another vehicle in addition to their pick-up tru... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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  • Director
    • Eitan Green
  • Writer
    • Eitan Green
  • Stars
    • Avi Grainik
    • Yael Almog
    • Shir Ben Yunes
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  • Director
    • Eitan Green
  • Writer
    • Eitan Green
  • Stars
    • Avi Grainik
    • Yael Almog
    • Shir Ben Yunes
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    Avi Grainik
    Avi Grainik
    • Yitzhak Tcherniakas Yitzhak Tcherniak
    Yael Almog
    Yael Almog
    • Nitzaas Nitza
    Shir Ben Yunes
    • Noamas Noam
    Ornit Eliazarov
    • Tomer's Wifeas Tomer's Wife
    Yehuda Levi
    Yehuda Levi
    • Car-hit boyas Car-hit boy
    Aryeh Moskona
    Aryeh Moskona
    • Yaakov Tcherniakas Yaakov Tcherniak
    • (as Arie Moskona)
    Yael Navi
    • Bonias Boni
    Gadi Poor
    • Tomeras Tomer
    • (as Gadi Por)
    Dani Roth
    • Tester #1as Tester #1
    Eyal Shiray
    • Groomas Groom
    Ami Smolartchik
    Ami Smolartchik
    • Young Cheatas Young Cheat
    Yael Stern-O'Dwyer
    • Shifraas Shifra
    • (as Yael Stern)
    Meital Trabelsi
    Meital Trabelsi
    • Anatas Anat
    • Director
      • Eitan Green
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      • Eitan Green
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      Balada Al Na'ari SheGadal
      Lyrics by Tirtza Atar

      Music by Sasha Argov

      Arranged by Adi Renart

      Performed by Meital Trabelsi

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    7/10
    A fine story, but the actors don't shine
    It helps to understand the Hebrew title, which refers to an Israeli children's song (and has nothing to do with the song "As Tears Go By," although that's the title adopted for English). In the song, a little boy tries to give his all in order to win a girl's heart, only to see her go play with another boy instead. He doesn't cry, he says, but the tears fall by themselves. The song doesn't appear in the movie, but it doesn't have to; it's well enough known, and everyone will easily associate it with the protagonist Yitzhak, who does have a tendency to shed tears whenever he's under pressure. Instead, the movie opens with a scene in which an audience sings a different Israeli song, one about a boy who surprises and disappoints a woman by growing up to become his own man. Echoes of that song persist throughout the soundtrack, and the characters and situations from both songs seem to recur kaleidoscopically throughout the movie. As time passes, the characters' lives take turns that appear as surprises because their driving forces were ignored or repressed. A little boy who understands only that something is being repressed by the adults, but not what it is, sets off part of a wide-ranging resolution in which careers and personal relationships are sorted out and some illusions are put to rest. It's a fine story, complex but not hard to follow. However, whether because the movie wanted to illustrate a particular psychological state or because the actor can do no better, the main character's behavior is rather wooden most of the time. None of the actors particularly shines, but the movie does have the distinction of being the only one to feature the very talented singer Meital Trabelsi, and one of the song she sings-- the one about the boy who grows up-- has music by the remarkable Israeli composer Sasha Argov.
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    • Release date
      • July 1, 1996 (Israel)
    • Country of origin
      • Israel
    • Language
      • Hebrew
    • Also known as
      • Tears Fall by Themselves
    • Production company
      • Regev Dvash Productions Ltd., Tel Aviv
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      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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