dramedy
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Is That You?
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…
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The Kind Words
When her mother is admitted into hospital for an operation in Tel Aviv, Dorona and her two brothers rush to be by her side. Dealing with their mother’s condition temporarily puts aside the three siblings angst with their own unhappy lives. Dorona wants out of her marriage to Ricki her patient saint of a husband after her…
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Miles
Like any good aspiring filmmaker Nathan Adloff uses his own life story as the inspiration for his movies. His debut feature, the utterly delightful gay ‘Harold & Maude’ type story called Nate & Margaret, was based on his friendship with an older straight woman. This time around he focuses on his childhood when money in his…
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The Meddler
Thirty-something-year-old Lori (Rose Byrne) is trying to get over being dumped by her movie star boyfriend, and if truth be told she is feeling more than a bit sorry for herself. She is also on tenterhooks waiting to see if the new TV Show she has written gets picked up by the Networks. Therefore the very…
