2011 Summer Israeli Film Series: THE MATCHMAKER (Pa’am Hayiti)

Presented by Jewish Communitiy Center of Houston at Jewish Community Center of Houston (Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center)

June 29, 2011

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2011 Summer Israeli Film Series: THE MATCHMAKER (Pa’am Hayiti)

During the summer months the Houston Jewish Film Festival joins forces with the Consulate General of Israel to the Southwest to bring the Summer Israeli Film Series to Houston. This Film Series showcases Israeli films that have completed the film festival circuit. They are shown on a monthly basis at the Jewish Community Center.

THE MATCHMAKER (Pa’am Hayiti)
Wed,...

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During the summer months the Houston Jewish Film Festival joins forces with the Consulate General of Israel to the Southwest to bring the Summer Israeli Film Series to Houston. This Film Series showcases Israeli films that have completed the film festival circuit. They are shown on a monthly basis at the Jewish Community Center.

THE MATCHMAKER (Pa’am Hayiti)
Wed, June 29
7:30 PM • JCC

Director: Avi Nesher

Israel, 2010, 112 min.
Hebrew with English subtitles

A favorite at the Houston Jewish Film Festival, this poignant Israeli film set in the 1960s addresses the fragility and resilience of human nature, with the desire for love at its core.

Holocaust survivor Yankele Bride makes his living as a matchmaker and a smuggler. Sixteen year old Arik needs a summer job. He finds employment with Bride as a scout for possible clients. The job provides him with cash and an education: about prostitution, illegal gambling—and love.

Set in Haifa in 1968, this coming of age story introduces Arik to a damaged group of characters in need of redemption and healing from one of history’s greatest tragedies. In the naïve Arik, they see the future, and even Arik himself falls in love for the first time. A favorite at the Houston Jewish Film Festival and Ophir Awards Winner for Best Actor (Adir Miller) and Best Actress (Maya Dagan).

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Jewish Community Center of Houston (Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center)

5601 S. Braeswood
Houston, TX 77096

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Tickets:

$8 JCC Member, Patron of the Arts / $10 Public
($1 Senior / Student Discount)

Times:

7:30pm (The Box Office will open 45 minutes prior to each screening).

Phone: 713-551-7255 or 713-729-3200

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