Tag Archives: Adir Miller

everybody lies! (film: The Monkey House – Avi Nesher, 2023)

‘Everyone lies!’ is the favorite catchphrase of the main character in the American medical drama ‘House, M.D.’. It could very well be the motto of Israeli director Avi Nesher‘s latest film ‘Gan haKofim‘ which is distributed in the English language … Continue reading

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love and wisdom in the city of Safed (film: haSodot – Avi Nesher, 2007)

Israeli director Avi Nesher‘s 2007 film ‘The Secrets‘ (the Hebrew title is ‘HaSodot‘) predates the success of films and TV series whose characters and stories are inspired by ultra-religious Orthodox Jewish communities. It is an environment that has aroused the … Continue reading

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Film: The Matchmaker a.k.a. Once I Was (Israel, 2010)

For once the translation of the title works better than the name of the film itself. I did not like ‘Paam Haiti’ – the Hebrew name of Avi Nesher’s film which translates into ‘Once I Was’ – which says too … Continue reading

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