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Saturday, July 19 NOODLE 7:00 PM, Dryden Theatre Ayelet Menahemi, 2007, 90 min., Israel, Hebrew/Mandarin with English subtitles Miri is a twice-widowed, El Al flight attendant with a well-regulated existence. Her life is suddenly turned upside down by an abandoned Chinese boy whose migrant-worker mother has disappeared. The film is a touching comic-drama in which two human beings - as different from each other as Tel Aviv is from Beijing - accompany each other on a remarkable journey, one that takes them both back to a meaningful life. Winner of the 2007 Israeli Film Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress; Winner-Grand Prix of the Jury - Montreal World Film Festival. Generously underwritten by the Rubens Family Foundation and the Samloff Family Fund. Back to FILM FESTIVAL SCHEDULE » |
"The Israeli movie of the year. Highly recommended. Charming, humanly, heart-warming and moving." Channel One, Israel NOODLE... "A pure joy! The little boy is mesmerizing." Mike Silverstein, rjff since 2007 |