Daughters, Daughters (Hebrew: Abu el Banat) is a 1973 Israeli film directed by Moshé Mizrahi, who also co-wrote the screenplay. It was entered into the 1974 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
| Daughters, Daughters | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Moshé Mizrahi |
| Written by | Moshé Mizrahi Shaike Ophir |
| Produced by | Yoram Globus Menahem Golan |
| Starring | Shaike Ophir |
| Cinematography | Adam Greenberg |
| Edited by | Dov Hoenig |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Israel |
| Language | Hebrew |
Plot
editShabtai Alfandari (Shaike Ophir) is a pure Sephardic Jerusalemite, father to nine daughters, who yearns for a son who will one day say Kaddish for him after his death. Alfandari dreams about the son and plays with him in his dreams. He consults with sorcerers to remove the curse that prevents him from having a son. He arranges for his eldest daughter to marry his assistant in hopes that a male child will be born into the family, but another daughter is born instead.
Cast
edit- Shaike Ophir - Sabbatai Alfandari
- Zaharira Harifai - Bianca Alfandari
- Joseph Shiloach - Joseph Omri
- Michal Bat-Adam - Esther Alfandari
- Gideon Singer - Dr. Mazor
- Avner Hizkiyahu - Casarola
- Naomi Blumenthal - Naomi Greenbaum
- David Baruch
References
edit- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Daughters, Daughters". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
External links
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