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Nina's Tragedies (2005)

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Reviews Counted: 31 Fresh: 19  Rotten:12 Average Rating: 6.3/10
 
Consensus: Modern Israeli life is put under the microscope in this well-acted, if contrived, tale by director Savi Gabizon.
 

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Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins

Synopsis: Birth. Death. Life. Love. Marriage. Divorce. Infatuation. Passion. Joy. Heartbreak. And dancing Hassids! Welcome to the topsy-turvy world of “Nina’s Tragedies,” writer/director Savi Gabizon’s serio-comic look at an Israeli teenager’s coming-of-age and his attraction to his... Birth. Death. Life. Love. Marriage. Divorce. Infatuation. Passion. Joy. Heartbreak. And dancing Hassids! Welcome to the topsy-turvy world of “Nina’s Tragedies,” writer/director Savi Gabizon’s serio-comic look at an Israeli teenager’s coming-of-age and his attraction to his beautiful but emotionally fragile Aunt Nina. Winner of 11 Israeli Academy prizes (including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay) as well as Best Film and Best Screenplay awards at the Jerusalem International Film Festival, “Nina’s Tragedies” takes place over an intensely emotional six months in the life of 14 year-old Nadav (AVIV ELKABETS). The film unfolds through a series of funny and touching journal entries in which Nadav reminisces about this turbulent period in his family’s history--from his high-strung Uncle Haimon’s (YORAM HATTAV) untimely death to the passing of his estranged, deeply religious father, Amnon (SHMIL BEN-ARI). After Haimon is killed in a terrorist attack, Nadav is asked by his wild, recently divorced mother Alona (ANAT WAXMAN), to move in with her sister, Nina (AYELET JULY ZURER), to provide comfort while Nina mourns the death of her new husband, Haimon. Nadav is only too happy to comply, as he’s infatuated with his stunning aunt, with whom he shares a special friendship--not to mention a secret, adolescent crush. But as Nina gets over her loss and finds solace with a handsome but eccentric photographer named Avinoam (ALON ABOUTBOUL), Nadav feels unexpectedly betrayed and must find a way to reconcile his hormonally charged emotions. At the same time, his best friend Menahem (DOV NAVON)--a kind of grown-up version of Nadav--has found love with a sultry Russian immigrant named Galina (JENYA DODINA), leaving Nadav alone to pursue the “peeping tom” exploits he once shared with the sex-obsessed Menahem. The sensitive Nadav eventually finds his way, forced to mature quickly and irrevocably, as the fallible, often disappointing adults around him go through their own “growing pains.” By turns profound and whimsical, sexy and surprising, “Nina’s Tragedies” is ultimately about unconditional acceptance--and the power of love to heal. -- © Wellspring [More]

Genre: Foreign Films

Starring: Aviv Elkabets, Ayelet Zurer, Anat Waxman, Dov Navon, Shmil Ben-Ari

Director: Savi Gabizon
Screenwriter: Savi Gabizon
Producer: Savi Gabizon

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Release:

Jan 9, 2006

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Anna Smith
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A dark, morose, confusing hodgepodge of uninteresting and unbelievable characters.

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03/01/07
Doris Toumarkine
Film Journal International
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B-

Ayelet Zorer gives Nina grace, sexiness and a real personality. She's someone you'd want to see a movie about, though maybe you'd wish the movie were a little more polished than this one.

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12/06/05
Eric D. Snider
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Israeli society is one that has ample experience processing grief, and Nina's Tragedies explores that challenge with humanity and humor.

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08/12/05
Marc Mohan
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07/30/05
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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3/4

The dry humor is disarming. The ensemble cast is engaging and interesting to watch. And the main plot, as it were (will Nadav and Nina find respective happiness?), is suspenseful.

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07/29/05
Jonathan Curiel
San Francisco Chronicle
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2/4

Passing eccentricities of character, but serious trouble staging honest and coherent emotional scenes....a surplus of preciousness and a deficit of truth-ringing reality.

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07/29/05
Peter Canavese
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The comedy is feather-light and the emotions are drawn on situation, rather than on genuine involvement with substantively developed characters.

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07/24/05
Arthur Lazere
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06/25/05
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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4/4

A gently quirky, touching comedy from Israel about a young boy's infatuation with his aunt.

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06/10/05
Eric Harrison
Houston Chronicle
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3/4

A humorous warts-and-all portrayal of a family.

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06/09/05
Laura Kelly
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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Nina's Tragedies is full of gentle, labyrinthian turns, sly and sweet.

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06/03/05
Achy Obejas
Chicago Tribune
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Gavison's whimsical and melancholy tragicomedy keeps the Israeli-Arab conflict in the background.

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05/29/05
Dennis Schwartz
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A richly evoked family drama.

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05/27/05
Sono Motoyama
Philadelphia Daily News
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Engagingly odd and full of sad, funny moments.

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05/26/05
Steven Rea
Philadelphia Inquirer
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A sad little comedy with enough surprises to keep the viewer guessing, and fine performances by all.

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05/21/05
Jean Lowerison
San Diego Metropolitan
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A film about the whole panoply of life and love and death, blah blah blah.

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05/13/05
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
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3/5

You want to get caught up in Nadav's world and ride his emotional roller coaster, but the movie keeps you at a distance (like watching through a window).

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05/13/05
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
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It's well acted, and well written, but it rarely delivers the emotional resonance you keep expecting.

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05/12/05
Chris Vognar
Dallas Morning News
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