Arik Einstein

  • Boaz Davidson – Shablul AKA The Snail (1971)

    1971-1980Boaz DavidsonComedyDocumentaryIsrael

    A musical, semi-documentary motion picture considering the making of “Shablul”, a rock album by Arik Einstein and Shalom Hanoch. The film demonstrates fragments of being, a few funny sketches and musical numbers, much affected by The Beatles’ flicks. “Shablul” reminds its viewers the taste of 60s, showing them the Israeli pop/rock scene of these jolly years.Read More »

  • Uri Zohar – Metzitzim AKA Peeping Toms (1973)

    1971-1980ComedyIsraelUri Zohar

    Gote and Eli are two aging friends who don’t want to age. Gote is a lifeguard who’s fighting peepers on the Tel-Aviv beach. Eli is a guitar player who dreams of building a night club in Altman’s restaurant.Read More »

  • Boaz Davidson – Shablool aka Snail (1971) (DVD)

    1971-1980Boaz DavidsonComedyDocumentaryIsrael

    A collaboration from popular Israeli composers and rockers Arik Einstein and Shalom Hanoch, this film is a campy, offbeat romp along the lines of the Beatles’ films. Part musical, part mockumentary, the film centers on the making of a great rock album titled “Shablool.” Einstein and Hanoch star in multiple roles in their cinematic creation, which reflects the energy of Israel’s popular music scene in the 1960s. The great Uri Zohar also appears in the film’s highlight as a yiddish speaking nutcase vagabond/karate teacher.Read More »

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