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Naftali Alter

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King for a DayKing for a Day · 1982
King for a Day
9.01982
Movie
A hotel porter, who a long time ago divorced his wife and his daughter with her in America, is alarmed when a beautiful girl arrives at his hotel looking for her supposedly rich father. The porter had been sending back money and describing himself as a well-to-do businessman. With the help of his hotel friends, he becomes the guest of honor and takes her on a tour of Israel, all the time trying to avoid revealing his true work.
Mrs. vs. MissMrs. vs. Miss · 1985
Mrs. vs. Miss
7.01985
MovieComedy
Halfon Hill Doesn't AnswerHalfon Hill Doesn't Answer · 1976
Halfon Hill Doesn't Answer
8.01976
MovieComedy
Sergio Konstanza, a swindler, owes money to Mr. Hasson. He escapes to the desert where he joins a wacky army reserve unit whose Sergeant is engaged to one of Mr. Hasson's Daughters.
April FoolApril Fool · 1989
April Fool
6.01989
MovieComedy
A modern-day children’s fairy tale that is also a parody of prank films which, in 1980s Israel, were a highly popular film genre. In the magical land of Bubble Gum where all children’s dreams are made, live two princesses: the kind-hearted Tzipi (Tsippi Shavit) and her wicked sister, Pitzi (Seffy Rivlin). Every year on 1 April (April Fools’ Day), the princesses’ birthday, the two hold a prank competition amongst themselves, with the winner getting to rule the land of Bubble Gum for one year. Rounding off Shavit and Rivlin’s adventure and prank fest is a talking robot and a group of children including one Natasha Braunstein – who will go on to become US actor Natasha Lyonne of Orange is the New Black and Russian Doll fame.
Million Dollar MadnessMillion Dollar Madness · 1986
Million Dollar Madness
7.01986
MovieComedy
This comedy about the "sanity" of those in an asylum focuses on popular Israeli comic Seffi Rivlin, who plays a bank manager who discovers that the inmates of a mental institution are running a counterfeiting operation from the basement of their hospital. Actors exaggerate their portrayals of the patients, and the plot zooms off in several directions at once
Saint CohenSaint Cohen · 1975
Saint Cohen
7.51975
Movie
A man comes to town that lies on the northern border and intends to commit suicide. The townspeople rescue him, but later they discover he’s a well known poet, the kind whose death place can become a site of pilgrimage.
Life According To AgfaLife According To Agfa · 1992
Life According To Agfa
7.11992
MovieDrama
The film takes place in Tel Aviv, much of it in a fictitious local pub called Barbie, a satirical nickname for a famous Israeli mental health institution. The pub's name hints at the characters and the events which occur in the pub and which befall its owner (Daliah), the employees and customers. The plot unfolds with a streak of violence which takes a surprising turn.
Invitation to MurderInvitation to Murder · 1973
Invitation to Murder
1973
Movie

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