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An Israeli Love Story

Directed by Dan Wolman
Film Movement
2017
93 Minutes
Israel, USA, United Kingdom
Hebrew
Drama, Romance, Jewish
Jewish Studies, Middle Eastern Studies
NR
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The year is 1947. 18-year old Margalit from a village in northern Israel loves theater and dreams of becoming an actress. One day she falls in love with 24-year old Eli from Kibbutz Beit Keshet. She tries to get close to him, hoping he'll fall for her, but things don't go so smoothly. He has a girlfriend and is busy with the dramatic events preceding the birth of Israel. Slowly the barriers come down, Margalit moves in with Eli and they set up a date for their wedding. But then, Israel's harsh reality steps in.

An Israeli Love Story is based on the actual love affair between actress/director Pnina Gary and Eli Ben-Zvi, son of author Rachel Yanait and Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, Israel’s second president.

Cast

  • Adi Bielski
  • Avraham Aviv Alush
  • Alex Ansky
  • Idan Barkai
DVD Features

Discs: 1

  • Highest Rating
    "Dan Wolman’s new film avoids melodrama and sentimentality, and reinforces his stature as the most important independent filmmaker in Israeli cinema."
    Haaretz
  • Highest Rating
    " “An Israeli Love Story” ultimately achieves a poignant power. En route, it offers a rare glimpse of everyday life in the postwar, pre-state years."
    Michael Fox, The Jewish News of Northern California

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Awards & Recognition

Official Selection
Toronto Jewish Film Festival
Official Selection
Bangalore Int'l. Film Festival
Official Selection
Boston Jewish Film Festival
Official Selection
Indianapolis Israeli Film Festival
Official Selection
Chicago Jewish Film Festival

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