Restoration Boker tov adon Fidelman Feature Film
108 min | Israel | 2011 Director: Yossi Madmony Language: Hebrew with English subtitles Valley Premiere
A triangle of fatherhood ties, a triangle of love. 70 year old Yaakov Fidelman (Sasson Gabai, The Band's Visit) hangs on with all his might to the antique restoration workshop which has been his life's work. After his long-time business partner passes away, Fidelman rejects his son Noah's idea to close the business and build an apartment complex on the site. He believes that with the help of his new apprentice Anton, he'll find a way to save his workshop, his world and his solitary way of life. When Anton falls in love with Hava, Noah's pregnant wife, the two young men compete not only over a father, but also over a woman and the baby she carries.Will the old man understand that his only hope for redemption is to learn to let go, admit and accept his weaknesses and the dictate of time?
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RAVE REVIEW
"In Restoration, a new award-winning Israeli film, characters are lit like Rembrandt subjects and exposed like Shakespearean characters." --Bernard Dichek, The Jerusalem Report (read the full review)
SELECT FESTIVALS AND AWARDS
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11 nominations at Israeli Academy Awards (The Ophirs) inlcuding Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography
- 4 wins at 2011 Jerusalem Film Festival, including Best Feature Film and Best Music
- Winner, Best Film Grand-Prix Crystal Globe Award at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, 2011
- Winner, Dramatic Screenwriting Award at Sundance Film Festival, 2011
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Director Yossi Madmony studied at Sam Spiegel Film & Television School in Jerusalem. He has directed numerous episodes of Israeli television programmes. His feature films are The Barbecue People (03) and Restoration (11).
