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Poster of Alex Is Lovesick

Alex Is Lovesick

1986-1h 28min
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5.6 / 10 12

This feature is one of the Israeli cinematography milestones. It displays the atmosphere of the late Israeli 50s from the view of young boy Alex, just becoming 13. His mom is the classic "Polish Mother", his school friends are young hustlers dreaming of nude girls, his schoolmaster is a nervous Russian immigrant. The street speech is full of Polish, Russian, and Farsi slang, full of the small talk that had later entered the everyday speech. The soundtrack, which is quite remarkable, is built solely on the American music of the period. Everyone in the feature finds one's love and happiness.

Directed by Boaz Davidson

Writers Boaz Davidson

Stars Eitan Anshel Sharon Hacohen Avi Kushnir

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Cast

Eitan Anshel's picture in the cast

Eitan Anshel

Alex
Sharon Hacohen's picture in the cast

Sharon Hacohen

Lola
Avi Kushnir's picture in the cast

Avi Kushnir

Motke
Yosef Shiloach's picture in the cast

Yosef Shiloach

Faruk

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