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"I Love You Rosa (1972) ... Moshe Mizrahi ... VCI Ent. (2009

J. Lovins | Missouri-USA | 04/19/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"VCI Entertainment presents "I LOVE YOU ROSA" (aka: Ani Ohev Otach Rosa (Hebrew) (1972) (72 mins/Color) (Fully Restored/Dolby Digitally Remastered) --- This story centers on the Jewish practice that requires an unmarried brother to marry the childless widow of his dead brother --- In this story the younger brother is only 12 years old when his brother dies --- The requirement is avoided by a legal fiction, but as time passes in the story, the situation changes.



This film is one of the best written stories of the young Israeli film industry --- Excellent cast and well acted, and a beautiful period piece showing life in Jerusalem in the 19th century --- This was the last film that Menachem Golan and Yoram Globus produced in Israel before moving to Hollywood and found Cannon Films --- On the strength of this movie they got backing for their new company. Michal Bat Adam is stunning as Rosa, a young widow caught in the web of ancient religious edicts -- wonderful screenplay.



Under the production staff of:

Moshé Mizrahi - Director

Moshé Mizrahi - Screenwriter

Yoram Globus - Executive Producer

Menahem Golan - Producer

Itzik Kol - Associate Producer

Dov Seltzer - Original Score

Adam Greenberg - Cinematographer

Dov Hoenig - Film Editor



SPECIAL FEATURES:

1. Academy Awards, USA

Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)

1973 Nominated Oscar Best Foreign Language Film

Israel



2. Cannes Film Festival

Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)

1972 Nominated Golden Palm

Moshé Mizrahi



the cast includes:

Zivi Avramson ... Esther

Naomi Bachar ... Luna

Michal Bat-Adam ... Rosa

Yehuda Efroni ... Don Yitzhak

Levana Finkelstein ... Jamila

Esther Grotes ... Alegra

Gunther Hirschberg ... narrator

Avner Hizkiyahu ... Rabbi

Elisheva Michaeli ... Regina

Gabi Otterman ... young Nissim

Aliza Rosen ... Rabbi's wife

Joseph Shiloach ... Eli

Moshe Tal ... adult Nissim

Sharit Yishai ... Fortuna



Hats off and thanks to Robert Blair and his staff at VCI Entertainment --- VCI was named in Variety and Hollywood Reporter as the first company to produce and release motion pictures directly to the home marketplace --- order your copy now from Amazon or VCI Entertainment where there are plenty of copies available on DVD, stay tuned once again for top notch releases --- VCI are experts in releasing long forgotten films and treasures to the collector -- looking forward to more Nostalgic Collections.



Total Time: 72 mins on DVD ~ VCI Entertainment ~ (03/31/2009)"