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[REL] Sipur Hatzi-Russi (2006) [Israel]

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 4:48 am
by kev
AKA:

Love & Dance.

Seems to be an Israeli 'coming of age' movie!

imdb link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0814197/

Synopsis:
Love and Dance, an Israeli film, has traces of Billy Elliot in that it takes place in a region with political and social boundaries and that young Chen (Vladimir Volov) is forced at first to take dancing lessons secretly. Chen's father Rami (Ari Kushnir) is sort of an Israeli Jean-Paul Belmondo – a macho type with a cigarette always hanging out of the side of his mouth. When not photographing weddings for his livelihood, he likes to sit in the dunes and photograph sand migration with impatient Chen at his side. Chen's mother Lena (Oksana Korostyshevskaya) is Russian and this is how we first realize that the film is about the culture clash between the sabras (the born-in-Israel Israelis) and the looked-down-upon Russian immigrants. Rami doesn't even want Lena speaking Russian to Chen, but she persists. The bicultural family has its problems, and Lena sometimes stifles Chen with her love. When Rami forgets he had promised to take Lena dancing for their wedding anniversary, Chen accompanies his mother to a dance studio in the community center. It is there that he first sees Natalie and in order to get to know her, he starts to attend her dancing class. Yulia Rabinovitch (Yevgenia Dodina) is the critical but sympathetic dance instructor. Chen, in the middle of his parents' conflict, finally realizes that he cannot help them, and this is when he is free for the first time in his life – free to lead his own life in his own way.

Throughout the film the prejudice the young Russians are exposed to when in contact with Israelis their age in the projects of Ashdod is evident, and their survival techniques take interesting variations. The lovely, momentarily happy ending is like a scene from a musical. All at the national dance tournament, even the spectators and jury, dance and swirl and smile – seemingly without a care in the world.
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The DVD is available already from Amazon.de (and other fine German DVD shops, I'm sure! ;) ):
http://www.amazon.de/Love-Dance-Vladimi ... s_d_img_13

I'm going to probably end up purchasing the DVD, but just thought I'd give you all a 'head's-up' to keep an eye out on the ed2k stream for this movie. :thumbsup

kev.

Re: [REL] Sipur Hatzi-Russi (2006) [Israel]

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:22 am
by rmt@36
I will have to find it but it is already on emule.

I used RFF and just checked the various names until I found it.

Re: [REL] Sipur Hatzi-Russi (2006) [Israel]

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:16 am
by abel
Definitely interesting, look forward to be able to d/d it.

Re: [REL] Sipur Hatzi-Russi (2006) [Israel]

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 1:05 pm
by ARTHORIUS
Yep looks interesting!!! :thumbsup

Re: [REL] Sipur Hatzi-Russi (2006) [Israel]

Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 5:02 pm
by ghost
This movie is wonderful and highly recommanded!

I only could find a german version with hebrewish subs:

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Re: [REL] Sipur Hatzi-Russi (2006) [Israel]

Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 6:56 pm
by kev
ghost wrote:This movie is wonderful and highly recommanded!

I only could find a german version with hebrewish subs:
I stand in awe, dear ghost!!! :bigups

Right now this release is perfect!!

I'm sure other releases will follow once other countries DVD's hit the shelves, but right now you top the releasers list IMO!! Find Meduzot [Jellyfish], and I will bathe your feet in the finest of fragrances!! ;) lol

kev.

Re: [REL] Sipur Hatzi-Russi (2006) [Israel]

Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 8:15 pm
by ghost
right now you top the releasers list IMO!! Find Meduzot [Jellyfish], and I will bathe your feet in the finest of fragrances!! wink.gif lol
I just searched for the original title and found it. Nothing special :cool

What about Meduzot? I did a search and got several results..

What's that movie all about? :think

Re: [REL] Sipur Hatzi-Russi (2006) [Israel]

Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 1:42 am
by kev
ghost wrote:...What about Meduzot? I did a search and got several results..

What's that movie all about? :think
It's one I posted in 'Forthcoming Releases' around the same time I posted this movie.

It's an abstract film that follows 3 women; but one of the storylines follows a lonely lady that meets an 'abandoned' little girl at the beach.

The addy:
https://www.first-loves.com/forums/v ... php?t=4309

The trailer on the 'Official' movie website is better than the trailer link that I post on that page. ;)

kev.

Re: [REL] Sipur Hatzi-Russi (2006) [Israel]

Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 10:26 pm
by CaspianC
Has anyone found non-dubbed version of this film? Its strange that there is an English trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98ZCutLXnw0

...but where is the version with English subs?

Re: [REL] Sipur Hatzi-Russi (2006) [Israel]

Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 11:26 am
by CaspianC
Cant find the original version.. Whats wrong with those Russians.. dubbing a film is a perfect way to totally ruin it.