There are no such things as civil weddings or divorces in Israel so if a marriage fails then its all up to the male dominated Rabbinical Courts to decide the fate of any estranged couple and if they warrant a ‘Gett’ i.e. a Jewish divorce. In this new movie, the third in a trilogy of … Continue reading
As I left the movie house somewhat dazed I simply couldn’t get the phrase out of my head about ‘sons bearing the guilt of their fathers’. Google tells me this originated from the Old Testament where it is paraphrased quite a few times. The trouble is as so often, the Bible is confusion personified and … Continue reading
Israeli-born Philadelphia chef/restauranter Michael Solomonov sets out in this documentary by director Roger Sherman to criss cross Israel in search of ‘real’ Israeli cuisine. It is a contentious search just by the mere fact that several of the foodie experts and journalists that he interviews en route, question if in a country as young as … Continue reading
Even when this rather entertaining road-movie dripping with sentimentality from Israeli filmmaker Dani Menkin ends, you cannot help think that this would have all played out so much better if it had been filmed as a documentary. As we follow recently fired cinema projectionist 60-year-old Ronnie (Alon Aboutpoul) leave Tel Aviv to fly to NY … Continue reading
Herzi, a very likable obese man, living in a small town in Israel, gets mad when he is thrown out of his Dieting Club by its skinny tyrannical leader who calls him a whale cos he is actually putting on weight, and then he gets fired from his job as a Chef at a Salad … Continue reading