LIAT

Takshivi (2011)

Actors: Malka Finkelstein (director), Malka Finkelstein (writer), Malka Finkelstein (writer), Rami Bilental (actor), Sharon Vanzovski (actress), Ori Davidovitch (producer), Simcha Yaakov (actor), Neta Lev (editor),

Genres: Drama, Romance, Short,

Hashad (2010)

Actors: Doron Alon (editor), Yafit Shalev (actor), Arkady Ostrovsky (director), Dan Milerman (writer),

Genres: Drama, Family, Short,

Findher (2010)

Actors: Gal Ziv (producer), Gal Ziv (editor), Gal Ziv (director), Gal Ziv (writer), Ran Levi (writer), David Ohayon (actor), Aric Deri (composer), Aric Deri (editor), Michael Rozhetsky (actor), Kobi Faraj (actor), Liat Harlev (actress), Askaf Abraham (actor), Eliya Siman-Tov (actor), Rotem Kratz (actor), Elad Katzir (actor),

Plot: Liat (Liat Harlev) and Kobi (Kobi Faraj), a young Israeli couple, live in the city of Tel Aviv with their dog, Rickey. Without telling Liat, Kobi takes Rickey to participate in illegal dog fighting, after winning the first fight, Rickey gets away. Kobi tells Liat that their dog ran away, but fails to mention what occurred before. Soon enough they receive a phone call from a guy who claims he found their dog. The guy doesn't give too many details about the find and leaves the young couple unsure whether the dog was really found. Kobi feels uneasy about the guy and decides to go and meet him by himself. But then, a mysterious phone call turns everything upside down. Findher, directed by Gal Ziv, is a short paranoid thriller which showcases a strong Tel Aviv city vibe and quick turnaround scenes, in a very tense urban setting.

Genres: Action, Crime, Horror, Mystery, Short, Thriller,
Taglines: You Just Never Know Who You Are Talking To

Baram & Hamza (2010)

Actors: Sayed Badreya (actor), Hugh Mun (actor), Markell Andrew (actor), Adam Meir (actor), Ana Dominick (miscellaneous crew), Zaid Abu Hamdan (editor), Zaid Abu Hamdan (writer), Mark Naji (actor), Zaid Abu Hamdan (producer), Zaid Abu Hamdan (director), Kate Atkinson (producer), Ben Wise (actor), Heba S. Abu Musaed (producer), Layal Watfeh (composer), Itamar Gelbman (actor),

Plot: After an unusual morning, two 6-year-old boys, Hamza a Palestinian, and Baram an Israeli, leave their homes under usual circumstances. While each of their mothers is planning a new life for her child, the boys walk a great distance as Hamza chases the towns stray dog and Baram shakes off a fight he had with his sister, leading the two to meet at a hillside above an Israeli Settlement. Despite the fact that both boys come from strongly opinionated families, in which the rights for the land have been longed, and regardless of having no common language, Baram & Hamza become fast friends playing with nothing but dirt, rocks and an abandoned barrel. Innocently exchanging concrete items of their their identity, and before they even know it, they become part of the viscous cycle where humanity has become a luxury that is hard to achieve.

Keywords: ampersand-in-title, character-name-in-title, punctuation-in-title
Genres: Drama, Short,
Taglines: Divided by History. United by Choice...

Quotes:

Richard Hooban: Beautiful, pressing allegorical look into the current and past Palestinian/Israeli conflicts. Being such a complex politcal situation it is refreshing that this story is so accessibily simplified. Excellent action sequence editing, good sense of tension from middle of the piece to end. Over-all an informative/passionate use of filmmaking for socio-political awareness and change.

South Pacific (2001)

Actors: Lynn Josephson Delaney (miscellaneous crew), Vincent Paterson (miscellaneous crew), Pablo Ferro (miscellaneous crew), Oscar Hammerstein II (writer), Glenn Close (producer), Reza Mokhtar (miscellaneous crew), Howard Braunstein (producer), Michael Jaffe (producer), Jack Thompson (actor), Glenn Close (actress), Harry Connick Jr. (actor), Rade Serbedzija (actor), Damon Herriman (actor), Vincent Paterson (miscellaneous crew), Joshua Logan (writer),

Plot: During World War II in the South Pacific love is found between a young nurse, Nellie Forbush (Glenn Close) and an older French plantation owner, Emile de Becque (Rade Serbedzija). The war is tearing them apart.

Keywords: bali-hai, based-on-book, based-on-short-stories, based-on-stage-musical, based-on-stage-musical-based-on-book, based-on-stage-musical-based-on-short-stories, cross-dressing, dame, death, father-daughter-relationship
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance, War,

South Pacific (1958)

Actors: Dorothy Jeakins (costume designer), Leonard Doss (miscellaneous crew), Ray Walston (actor), Alfred Newman (composer), Oscar Hammerstein II (writer), Robert L. Simpson (editor), Richard Harrison (actor), Richard H. Cutting (actor), Mitzi Gaynor (actress), Rossano Brazzi (actor), Thurl Ravenscroft (actor), Dorothy Abbott (actress), Doug McClure (actor), Oscar Hammerstein II (miscellaneous crew), Oscar Hammerstein II (miscellaneous crew),

Plot: Can a girl from Little Rock find happiness with a mature French planter she got to know one enchanted evening away from the military hospital where she is a nurse? Or should she just wash that man out of her hair? Bloody Mary is the philosopher of the island and it's hard to believe she could be the mother of Liat who has captured the heart of Lt. Joseph Cable USMC. While waiting for action in the war in the South Pacific, sailors and nurses put on a musical comedy show. The war gets closer and the saga of Nellie Forbush and Emile de Becque becomes serious drama.

Keywords: 70mm-film, bali-hai, bare-chested-male, based-on--stage-musical-based-on-book, based-on-book, based-on-short-stories, based-on-stage-musical, based-on-stage-musical-based-on-short-stories, blockbuster, boar's-tooth
Genres: Musical, Romance, War,
Taglines: In the thrilling tradition of "Around The World In 80 Days"... There is nothing you can name that is anything like... [South Pacific] The one... the only... the original! [1964 USA re-release] The perfect show in TODD-AO! The entertainment world's most wonderful entertainment!

Quotes:

Emile de Becque: When all you care about is here, this is a good place to be.

Nellie: [referring to racial prejudice] This is something that's born in me!

Emile de Becque: What makes her talk like that - you and she? I do not believe it is born in you! I do not believe it!::Lt. Cable: It's not born in you - it happens after you're born!

Bloody Mary: [giving a shrunken head to Lt. Cable] You like I give you, free!::Luther Billis: Free? You never gave me anything free!::Bloody Mary: You no sexy like lieu-tellen.

Bloody Mary: [the ancient Mary is looking him up and down] Lieu-tellen, you sexy man.::Lt. Cable: Thanks... You're looking pretty... er, fit yourself.

Nellie: What a pinhead I was!

Lt. Cable: [Cable has been told that Nellie is in love with Emile] That's hard to believe, sir; they tell me he's a middle-aged man.::Capt. George Brackett: [fuming] Cable, it is a common mistake for boys of your age and athletic ability to underestimate men who have reached their maturity. Young women frequently find older men attractive, strange as it may seem. I myself am over fifty. I am a bachelor. And Cable, I do not, by any means, consider myself th-r-rough.::[to Harbison, who is trying not to laugh]::Capt. George Brackett: What's the matter, Bill?::Cmdr. Bill Harbison: Nothing - -evidently!::[He bursts out laughing]

Lt. Buzz Adams: You gotta do something to break the monotony out here, Lieutenant. You know, if this war ever really gets started ...::Lt. Cable: [as if he knew something that Buzz Adams does not] It'll get started.::Lt. Buzz Adams: [taken by surprise] Sure - sure, it'll get started.