Matzor (1969)

Original title

מצור

Directed by

Gilberto Tofano

Genre

drama film

Country

Israel

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A widowed mother in Israel navigates her relationships with her lover and a friend of her late ex-husband. Her emotional struggles and loyalties are tested as she deals with grief and personal connections.

melancholictenseintimateslow-burnsombercharacter-drivenheavyearnest

What happens

Matzor (Hebrew: מצור, translit. Siege) is a 1969 Israeli film directed and co-written by Italian director Gilberto Tofano. It involves the theme of a widowed mother (actress Gila Almagor), her lover (actor Dahn Ben Amotz) and her ex-husband's friend (actor Yehoram Gaon). It was entered into the 1969 Cannes Film Festival. The film was also selected as the Israeli entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 42nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

• The Dress (1969)
• The Customer of the Off Season (1970)
• My Margo (1969)
• Greenfields (1989)
• Seninle Ölmek İstiyorum (1969)
• Three Days and a Child (1967)
• Acı İle Karışık (1969)
• Iris (1968)