The Matchmaker (Hebrew: פעם הייתי, lit. "Once I Was") is a 2010 Israeli film written, directed and produced by Avi Nesher, based on the novel When Heroes Fly by award-winning author Amir Gutfreund. It premiered as an official selection at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival and later that year won the Silver Plaque award at the Chicago International Film Festival. It received seven nominations for Israel's Ophir Awards in 2010, including Best Picture, where Adir Miller also won in the Best Actor category and Maya Dagan won in the Best Actress category.[1]
| The Matchmaker | |
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| Directed by | Avi Nesher |
| Screenplay by | Avi Nesher |
| Based on | When Heroes Fly by Amir Gutfreund |
| Produced by | Avi Nesher Ishay Mor Chilik Michaeli |
| Starring | Adir Miller Tuval Shafir |
| Cinematography | Michel Abramowicz |
| Edited by | Isaac Sehayek |
| Music by | Philippe Sarde |
Production company | Metro Communications |
| Distributed by | Menemsha Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | Israel |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Budget | ₪7,684,104 |
Cast edit
- Tuval Shafir as Arik Burstein
- Adir Miller as Yankel Braiyd
- Maya Dagan as Clara Epstein
- Dror Keren as Meir the Librarian
- Dov Navon as Yozi Burstein
- Yarden Bar-Kochva as Nili Burstein
- Neta Porat as Tamara
- Bat-El Papura as Sylvia
- Kobi Faraj as Moshe Abadi
- Yael Leventhal as Tikva Abadi
- Tom Gal as Benny Abadi
- Eyal Shechter as Arik Burstein (adult)
- Yaakov Bodo as Adv. Segalson
- Eli Yatzpan as Uncle Nadgi
Soundtrack edit
- Yehezkel – The High Windows
- Yona Paamona
- White Rabbit – Jefferson Airplane
- Sunshine of your Love – Cream
References edit
- ^ "The Matchmaker". Retrieved October 27, 2012.
External links edit
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