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AVIYA’S SUMMER

Director:

  Eli Cohen
  

Year Released:

  1988

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4 out of 5

4 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Gila Almagor
  Dina Avrech
  Eli Cohen
  Kaipo Cohen
  Avital Dicker
Movie Haiku:Almagor’s screenplay is autobiographical & she stars here as her mother, a mentally-ill Holocaust survivor ridiculed by neighbors & totally unable to care for her teenage daughter no matter how much she tries. Heartbreaking depiction of life in the infant state of Israel, hard times with little room for pity.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  Yes

Jewish content?

  Yes

Haiku Posted:

  2007