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FEATURE FILM

2003

120' – 35 mm – Color – France, Israel

Alila

Up to now, old Schwartz has led a peaceful existence, surrounded by Linda, a young Philippine woman who takes care of him, his neighbor Aviram who never goes out without his dog, and Mali, whose love affair with Ilan, on the other side of the courtyard, never bothered him much. But lately everything seems out of whack. Every day, the building echoes with screaming and yelling. Is it because of Hezi, who has secretly rented an apartment to make love with his mistress Gabi, whose shrieks of pleasure bring all the neighbors out? Or is it because of the new neighbors who extend their apartment, unauthorized, by using the courtyard? Even Mali is in trouble: the building contractor in charge of the work camps out in front of her home with his Chinese workmen. He happens to be her ex-husband. On top of everything, their son Eyal has deserted… A chronicle of everyday life in a building situated on the border between Tel Aviv and Jaffa…


FESTIVALS

• Biennale di Venezia/Mostra d’arte cinematografica 2003 – In competition

• Valladolid: Semana Internacional de Cine 2003

CREDITS

Screenplay Amos Gitai, Marie-José Sanselme (based on Yehoshua Kenaz’s “Returning Lost Loves”)

Cinematography Renato Berta

Editing Kobi Netanel, Monica Coleman

Sound Daniel Ollivier, Alex Claude, Gérard Lamps

Production design Miguel Markin

Costumes Laura Dinulescu

Casting Ilan Moscovitch


Cast Yaël Abecassis, Uri Klauzner, Hanna Laslo, Ronit Elkabetz, Amos Lavie, Lupo Berkowitch, Liron Levo, Yosef Carmon, Amit Mestechkin, Lyn Shiao Zamir, Tomer Ruso, Carmel Betto, Dalit Kahan


Production Agav Hafakot, Hamon Hafakot, I.C.P., (Israel), Agav Films, Arte France Cinéma, Intereurop, M.P. Productions (France)

In association with Canal +, Multithématiques (France), Joshua Rebinowitz Fondation, Israel Film Council (Israel)

Producers Michael Tapuach, Amos Gitai, Laurent Truchot

Coproducers Michel Propper, Alain Mamou-Mani

Line producer Shuki Friedman

Up to now, old Schwartz has led a peaceful existence, surrounded by Linda, a young Philippine woman who takes care of him, his neighbor Aviram who never goes out without his dog, and Mali, whose love affair with Ilan, on the other side of the courtyard, never bothered him much. But lately everything seems out of whack. Every day, the building echoes with screaming and yelling. Is it because of Hezi, who has secretly rented an apartment to make love with his mistress Gabi, whose shrieks of pleasure bring all the neighbors out? Or is it because of the new neighbors who extend their apartment, unauthorized, by using the courtyard? Even Mali is in trouble: the building contractor in charge of the work camps out in front of her home with his Chinese workmen. He happens to be her ex-husband. On top of everything, their son Eyal has deserted… A chronicle of everyday life in a building situated on the border between Tel Aviv and Jaffa…


FESTIVALS

• Biennale di Venezia/Mostra d’arte cinematografica 2003 – In competition

• Valladolid: Semana Internacional de Cine 2003

CREDITS

Screenplay Amos Gitai, Marie-José Sanselme (based on Yehoshua Kenaz’s “Returning Lost Loves”)

Cinematography Renato Berta

Editing Kobi Netanel, Monica Coleman

Sound Daniel Ollivier, Alex Claude, Gérard Lamps

Production design Miguel Markin

Costumes Laura Dinulescu

Casting Ilan Moscovitch


Cast Yaël Abecassis, Uri Klauzner, Hanna Laslo, Ronit Elkabetz, Amos Lavie, Lupo Berkowitch, Liron Levo, Yosef Carmon, Amit Mestechkin, Lyn Shiao Zamir, Tomer Ruso, Carmel Betto, Dalit Kahan


Production Agav Hafakot, Hamon Hafakot, I.C.P., (Israel), Agav Films, Arte France Cinéma, Intereurop, M.P. Productions (France)

In association with Canal +, Multithématiques (France), Joshua Rebinowitz Fondation, Israel Film Council (Israel)

Producers Michael Tapuach, Amos Gitai, Laurent Truchot

Coproducers Michel Propper, Alain Mamou-Mani

Line producer Shuki Friedman


SALES / DISTRIBUTION

AGAV FILMS

6, cour Berard. 75004 Paris – France

+33 (0)1 42 40 48 45

agav@amosgitai.com

SALES / DISTRIBUTION

AGAV FILMS

6, cour Berard. 75004 Paris

France

+33 (0)1 42 40 48 45

agav@amosgitai.com

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