In the good traditions of weddings there is something old, new, borrowed and blue about the second feature from Israeli director Talya Lavie, whose debut Zero Motivation - an enjoyably acidic M*A*S*H like black comedy about Israeli national service - won the top prize at Tribeca but never made it to general release in the UK.
Old, is perhaps too strong a word, but her latest certainly borrows from a fine tradition of films about lovers set over the course of a single day or night, although it leans towards the feisty end of the market occupied by the likes of 2 Days In Paris rather than the more loved up Richard Linklater approach. Newlyweds Eleanor (Avigail Harari) - her red shoes a hint of fireworks to come - and Noam (Ran Danker) have just arrived at their palatial honeymoon suite on a cloud of loved-up bliss - "You're so sweet,...
Old, is perhaps too strong a word, but her latest certainly borrows from a fine tradition of films about lovers set over the course of a single day or night, although it leans towards the feisty end of the market occupied by the likes of 2 Days In Paris rather than the more loved up Richard Linklater approach. Newlyweds Eleanor (Avigail Harari) - her red shoes a hint of fireworks to come - and Noam (Ran Danker) have just arrived at their palatial honeymoon suite on a cloud of loved-up bliss - "You're so sweet,...
- 10/10/2020
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Is a wedding the happy ending of a love story, or just the beginning? And is it even possible to get really ready to the moment? These are some of the questions risen by Israeli female director Talya Lavie in her sophomore work “Honeymood” which follows the 2004 debut, the record-breaking box office hit “Zero Motivation”, a film following two utterly demotivated young women in the Israely Army, assigned to a remote military outpost. The work earned Lavie the top prize at Tribeca in 2014, as well as the Nora Ephron Prize and six Israeli Academy Awards. Of course, it also set the bar very high for her following effort.
“Honeymood” is screening at the BFI London Film Festival
The Wedding reception has just finished and newlywed Eleanor (Avigail Harari) and Noam (Ran Danker) open the doors of the Grand suite in the Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem, ready to spend there their first night as a married couple.
“Honeymood” is screening at the BFI London Film Festival
The Wedding reception has just finished and newlywed Eleanor (Avigail Harari) and Noam (Ran Danker) open the doors of the Grand suite in the Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem, ready to spend there their first night as a married couple.
- 10/8/2020
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
The interesting thing about Honeymood is that on paper it sounds like the most tiresome premise ever conceived. Another run at the ‘one crazy night’ formula with a kooky, mismatched married couple on their honeymoon. However, by leaning into the contrived narrative Israeli director Talya Lavie crafts a film far more creative than After Hours by way of The Heartbreak Kid.
Part of the reason the film works so well is the characterisation of the bride and groom (Avigail Harari and Ran Danker). Lavie clearly understands that the premise would fall apart were it not for the insecurities and foibles of its principle characters. So, the script digs deep to find the richness of character that would justify such an absurd journey. In this case a fanciful drama teacher, prone to superstition and a relentless people-pleaser of a husband.
When one of the couple’s wedding gifts turns out to...
Part of the reason the film works so well is the characterisation of the bride and groom (Avigail Harari and Ran Danker). Lavie clearly understands that the premise would fall apart were it not for the insecurities and foibles of its principle characters. So, the script digs deep to find the richness of character that would justify such an absurd journey. In this case a fanciful drama teacher, prone to superstition and a relentless people-pleaser of a husband.
When one of the couple’s wedding gifts turns out to...
- 10/7/2020
- by Liam Macleod
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Lavie is best known for her first feature, Tribeca prize winner Zero Motivation.
On the eve of the Efm, London-based WestEnd Films has snapped up worldwide rights to Honeymood, a romantic comedy from Talya Lavie. the director of Zero Motivation.
Honeymood is a romantic comedy set over the course of one night in Jerusalem. A bride and groom arrive at a lavish hotel suite after their wedding. Instead of relaxing and enjoying a romantic night, they get into a fight that soon develops into a dazed, urban odyssey, confronting them with past loves, repressed doubts, and the lives they have left behind.
On the eve of the Efm, London-based WestEnd Films has snapped up worldwide rights to Honeymood, a romantic comedy from Talya Lavie. the director of Zero Motivation.
Honeymood is a romantic comedy set over the course of one night in Jerusalem. A bride and groom arrive at a lavish hotel suite after their wedding. Instead of relaxing and enjoying a romantic night, they get into a fight that soon develops into a dazed, urban odyssey, confronting them with past loves, repressed doubts, and the lives they have left behind.
- 2/20/2020
- by 57¦Geoffrey Macnab¦41¦
- ScreenDaily
Family disputes and conspiracies take center stage in “The Other Story,” veteran helmer Avi Nesher’s lively drama exploring a hot button issue: the divide between Israel’s secular Jews and the ultra-Orthodox. The fluid narrative plays out against the backdrop of a Jerusalem riven by multiple conflicts as two dysfunctional families separately arrive at an understanding of what is important in life and are ultimately able to dial back their desire to deal in inflexible absolutes. Like Nesher’s other features of the past decade this smartly cast and smoothly directed drama involves an investigation. It’s a neat script ploy that allows loyalties to shift, revelations to surface and hidden agendas to appear, while keeping the action pacey and the audience guessing. After breaking box office records in Israel, Nesher’s entertaining 18th film will start its theatrical rollout on both coasts through Strand Releasing.
Actually, “The Other Story” boasts multiple investigations.
Actually, “The Other Story” boasts multiple investigations.
- 6/24/2019
- by Alissa Simon
- Variety Film + TV
The Other Story Strand Releasing Reviewed for Shockya.com & BigAppleReviews.net linked from Rotten Tomatoes by: Harvey Karten Director: Avi Nesher Screenwriter: Avi Nesher, Noam Shpancer Cast: Maayan Blum, Maya Dagan, Sasson Gabai, Nathan Goshen, Avigail Harari, Sean Mongoza Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 5/3/19 Opens: June 28, 2019 When Israel was born in 1948, there […]
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- 6/23/2019
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
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