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ALEX IS LOVESICK

1h 28min | Comedy, Drama, Romance |

Israel

Synopsis
The movie is a romantic comedy which takes place in Israel during the Austerity period of the 1950s. The movie's hero is Alex, a 13 year old boy who is about to attend his Bar Mitzvah. Alex has a typical Polish mother and father that suffers quietly. On account of the difficult economic situation they are compelled to share their apartment with a Persian tenant named Faruk that tries to fight his baldness by means of different creams. Alex falls in love with the new girl in his class, Mimi. Everything changes when his aunt Lola arrives in Israel from Poland to search for lost love. They were together when she lived in Poland but he vanished when Nazis conquered the country. Alex falls for his aunt and she on her part gives him more than just maternal love. The film describes in the exact form the ambiance that dominated the country in the 1950s, the Austerity in Israel in these days, the black markets, the radio broadcasts concentrating on the search for lost relatives.
Director:

Boaz Davidson
Writer:

Boaz Davidson
Producer:

Yitzhak Shani
Cinematographer:

Amnon Salomon
Music/Composer:
Editorial Department:

Bruria Davidson
Production Design/Art Department:

Avishay Avivi (art director)
Zvika Aloni (property master)
Anat Avivi (assistant art director)
Production Management:
Sound Department:

David Lis (boom operator)
Camera and Lighting Department:

Efi Ajami (key grip)
Joseph Tzirin (grip)
Post-production:
Assistant/Associate Director:

Shaul Dishy (first assistant director)
Production Company:

Berky
Humphries
Pathe UK
Cast:

Eitan Sneh (as Alexander 'Alex' Kuprovski)
Hana Rot (as Clara Kuprovski)
Avraham Mor (as Kuba Kuprovski (as Avramale Mor)
Hinna Rozovska (as Grandmother)
Yosef Shiloach (as Faruk)
Sharon Hacohen (as Lola)
Alik Pelman (as Shuki 'Jinji' Potash)
Avi Kushnir (as Motke Potash)
Leon Polichkevich (as Yanosch)
Uri Kabiri (as Gadi Fishenzon)
Yael Wasserman (as Mimi)
Jupiter Leonid (as Leonid the teacher)
Anat Mesner (as Zippora the teacher)
Saar Siklai (as Aharale)
Batya Barak (as Bluma)
Goldi Heller (as Black market woman)
Boris Svidensky (as Jacob, black market man)
Shmuel Rodensky (as Rabbi)
Tova Piron (as Rabbi's wife)
Shula Revach (as Mimi's mother)
Joseph Bee (as Tadek Kamli)
Galina Svidenski (as Dr. Frid)
Dorit Peled (as Sonia Kamli)
Misha Natan (as Oil seller)
Gad Keiner (as Mr. Fishenzon)
Rolf Brin (as Misha the Postman)
Tony Ray (as Singer)
Additional Crew:
Alternative Title:
Year: 1986
Genre: Comedy
Drama
Romance
Country:

Israel
Language:

Hebrew, Polish
Locations:
Subtitle:
Awards, Recognition, & Participation:
Total Running Time: 1h 28min
Color: Color
Aspect Ratio:
Sound Mix:
General Carrier Specific Carrier Form Completeness
Optical DVD Feature Complete
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18 October 2019, Friday