“A moving period piece”
— Amy Kronish, Israeli Film and Filmmakers
“A thrilling and impressive cinematic experience.”
— Marat Parkhomovsky, Cinematheque
— Marat Parkhomovsky, Cinematheque
A PASIONATE ROMANCE BETWEEN A THEATER DIRECTOR
AND THE SON OF ISRAEL’S SECOND PRESIDENT IS THE BASIS
FOR THIS POIGNANT DRAMA BASED ON A TRUE STORY
AN ISRAELI LOVE STORY
Street Date: October 22, 2019
DVD/Digital: $24.95
Set in the Postwar, Pre-State Years, This Festival Favorite Drama from
Palme d’Or Nominated Director Dan Wolman Is Adapted from
Pnina Gary’s Solo Autobiographical Play
SYNOPSIS
Based on the true story of the love affair between theater director Pnina Gary and Eli Ben-Zvi, the son of Israel’s second president Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, AN ISRAELI LOVE STORY from Palme d’Or-nominated Director Dan Wolman (Valley of Strength) is adapted from the solo autobiographical play written by Gary.
The year is 1947. Eighteen-year-old Margalit (Adi Bielski) is an aspiring actress from northern Israel. One day, while traveling to see a play in Haifa she meets Eli (Avrahim Aviv Alush, The Women’s Balcony), a passionate kibbutznik devoted to his work in the Palmach, Israel’s pre-state underground army. After another chance encounter, the two begin a romance. Margalit moves onto Eli’s kibbutz, and they set a date for their wedding, but Israel’s harsh reality intervenes.
Michael Fox of The Jewish News of Northern California says that AN ISRAELI LOVE STORY “achieves a poignant power. En route, it offers a rare glimpse of everyday life in the postwar, pre-state years”, and Uri Klein of Haaretz penned that Wolman’s acclaimed drama “reinforces his stature as the most important independent filmmaker in Israeli cinema”.
FESTIVALS
- Dallas Jewish Film Festival, USA , 2019
- Ann Arbor Jewish Film Festival, USA , 2019
- Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival, USA , 2018
- Miami Jewish Film Festival, USA , 2018
- One Hundred Flower Festival, China , Competitive Section , 2017
- Tirana International Film Festival, Albania , 2017
- Australia International Jewish Film Festival, Australia , 2017
- Shalom Europa, France , 2017
- Pitigliani Jewish Film Festival, Italy , 2017
- SERET Santiago, Chile , 2017
- SERET Amsterdam, Netherlands , 2017
- Bangalore International Film Festival, India , 2017
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Type: DVD/Digital (iTunes, Amazon, Vudu)
Running Time: 93 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audio: 2.0 Stereo
Language: Hebrew with English Subtitles
««««
— Barry Paris, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“A multigenerational, culture-hopping orchestra melodrama [that] feels as
grounded in the heat and dust of its backstage milieu as an Altman film.”
— Jaime N. Christley, Slant Magazine
FROM FILMMAKER ORI SIVAN, ONE OF THE CREATORS OF
THE ISRAELI SERIES “IN THERAPY”, COMES A MODERN ADAPTATION OF THE MYTHIC STORY OF THE WORLD’S
MOST FAMOUS LOVE TRIANGLE
HARMONIA
Street Date: October 22, 2019
DVD/Digital: $24.95
The Biblical Story of Abraham, Sarah and Hagar Comes to Present-Day
in This Award-Winning Drama, an Official Selection at Dozens of
Festivals Around the World
SYNOPSIS
Abraham (Alon Aboutboul), the conductor of the Jerusalem Philharmonic Orchestra, is married to Sarah the company’s principal harpist (Tali Sharon). Though they share a passion for the arts, the fact that Sarah has been unable to have children has become a point of tension in the marriage. The couple’s relationship takes an unexpected turn when a French horn player, Hagar (Yana Yossef), is accepted into the company. After striking up a friendship with Sarah, Hagar offers to be a surrogate for the couple, a gesture that leads to unforeseen consequences.
Winner of the Lia Van Leer Award for Films About Jewish Heritage at the Jerusalem International Film Festival and the Audience Award at the Alsace Festival of Israeli Cinema, Barry Paris of the Pittsburgh-Post Gazette called HARMONIA “powerful a celebratory event” and a “sophisticated retelling of a classic myth that brings forward fresh possibilities for peace and love.” (Judy Bolton-Fasman, Jewish Boston)
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Type: DVD/Digital (iTunes, Amazon, Vudu)
Running Time: 98 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: 2.0 Stereo
Language: Hebrew with English Subtitles
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