An Intimate Story

Israeli film
An Intimate Story
Theatrical poster
Directed byNadav Levitan
Written byNadav Levitan
Produced byEitan Evan
Nissim Levy
StarringChava Alberstein
Alexander Peleg
CinematographyGadi Danzig
Edited byIsaac Sehayek
Music byNachum Heiman
Distributed byErgo Media (US)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryIsrael
LanguageHebrew

An Intimate Story (Hebrew: סיפור אינטימי) is a 1981 Israeli drama directed by Nadav Levitan. It was based on a short story written by Levitan and filmed in its entirety on Kibbutz Einat.[1]

Plot

The film follows a married couple, Leah (Chava Alberstein) and Ya'akov (Alexander Peleg), who live on a kibbutz in the 1970s. Over a period of ten years, all of their attempts to conceive a child have been unsuccessful and their marriage begins to disintegrate as each suffers silently and blames the other. Their difficulties are compounded – and the damaging effects of the lack of privacy in an insular communal environment underscored – when their inability to conceive becomes a matter of public knowledge and gossip among the kibbutz members.

Cast

  • Chava Alberstein as Leah Gootman
  • Alexander Peleg as Ya'akov
  • Dan Toren
  • Gilat Ankori
  • Peter Freistadt
  • Shmuel Shilo
  • Shmuel Wolf

Production

Levitan met his future wife, Chava Alberstein, on the set of the film.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Nirit Anderman (January 12, 2010), "Nadav Levitan, 1945-2010", Haaretz (accessed November 10, 2012).
  • An Intimate Story at IMDb
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Films directed by Nadav Levitan
  • An Intimate Story (1981)
  • Ha-Kala (1985)
  • Banot (1985)
  • Stalin's Disciples (1986)
  • Groupie (1993)
  • Too Early to Be Quiet, Too Late to Sing (1995)
  • No Names on the Doors (1997)
  • Aviv (1998)
  • Frank Sinatra Is Dead (1999)


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