Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi (Hebrew title: הכוכבים של שלומי Ha-Kochavim Shel Shlomi, Shlomi's Stars) is a 2003 film written and directed by Shemi Zarhin. The film stars Oshri Cohen, Aya Koren, Esti Zakheim and Arieh Elias. The film received twelve Ophir Award nominations. The story is about a 16-year-old Israeli boy, named Shlomi (Cohen), Who cares for everyone in his life but himself.
| Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi | |
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 Oshri Cohen and Aya Koren in Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi | |
| הכוכבים של שלומי | |
| Directed by | Shemi Zarchin |
| Screenplay by | Shemi Zarchin |
| Produced by | Eitan Evan |
| Starring | Oshri Cohen Aya Koren |
| Edited by | Einat Glazer |
| Music by | Jonathan Bar Giora |
| Distributed by | Strand |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Israel |
| Language | Hebrew |
Plot summary
editShlomi (Oshri Cohen) lives with his jealous and pretentious mother, his soldier brother, and their elderly grandfather. Although not doing well in school, Shlomi is a gifted cook and takes care of most household chores, while all the grownups around him are busy with their childish affairs, neglect him, and ignore his dyslexia.
Shlomi tries to be invisible, especially at school, until a routine math test catches the attention of Shlomi's teacher, who suspects that a unique gift lies behind that dormant facade. The school's headmaster takes Shlomi under his wing, and Shlomi blossoms.
Main cast
edit- Oshri Cohen – Shlomi Bar-Dayan
- Arieh Elias – Grandfather Bar-Dayan
- Esti Zakheim – Ruhama Bar-Dayan, the mother
- Aya Koren – Rona
- Yigal Naor – Avihu, the headmaster
- Albert Iluz [he] – Robert Bar-Dayan, the father and Ruhama's Ex-husband
- Jonathan Rosen [he] – Doron Bar-Dayan, the brother
- Rotem Abuhab – Ziva, the sister
- Asi Cohen – Tzachi, the brother-in-law and Ziva's husband
Soundtrack
editThe original music for the film was composed, arranged, and performed by Jonathan Bar Giora.[1] The theme song - "Od Avo" (I Will Come Again) was sung twice during the film by Haim Uliel, with music by Jonathan Bar Giora and lyrics by Nathan Alterman Performed by Chaim Uliel. Film star Aya Koren also performed a short excerpt from it. The film's soundtrack features oud, bass and bouzouki guitar player Yankele Segal, violinist Nitzan-Chen Razael, ney and clarinet player Amir Shahasar, percussionist Oren Fried, guitarist Avi Ben Dov, Yonatan Bar Giora himself on keyboards and samplers, and film director Shemi Zarhin on synth kanun. Zarhin also contributed background vocals to the theme song. In early 2020, Helicon released the original soundtrack album, composed and arranged by film composer Yonatan Bar Giora, which also includes remixes and tracks not heard in the film. Upon the film's release, a music video for the theme song was also filmed, starring Oshri Cohen and Haim Uliel.
Reception
editThe film has a 71% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 31 critical reviews.[2]
The film received 12 nominations at the Ophir Awards:[3]
- Best Film
- Best Actor - Oshri Cohen
- Best Actress - Esti Zakheim
- Best Supporting Actor - Arieh Elias
- Best Supporting Actress -Aya Koren
- Best Director - Shemi Zarchin
- Best Screenplay - Shemi Zarchin
- Best Cinematography - Itzik Portal
- Best Editing - Einat Glaser-Zarchin
- Best Costume Design - Inbal Shaki
- Best Music - Jonathan Bar Giora
- Best Sound - John Purcell, Eli Yarkoni, Israel David, Ronen Sabo
References
edit- ^ Bar Giora, Jonathan. "Original Soundtrack". Apple Music.
- ^ Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi Rotten Tomatoes.Retrieved on 5 May 2024
- ^ Awards IMBD. Retrieved on 5 May 2024
External links
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- Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi at IMDb
- Soundtrack album [1]
- Theme song Od Avo [2]
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