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a film by
jorge gurvich and dani horowitz
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1997 fiction, 35 mm, 35 minutes
hebrew, in english subtittles | |
| main actors:
moni moshonov, yosi yadin, ada tal, irit gidron, michael moshonov. |
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director & producer: jorge gurvich
screenplay: dani horowitz cinematography: valentin belangov editor: hadar friedlich music: oded zehavi | |
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"The Shower" is about a moment of grace
between father and son.
The father, Michael, chronically ill, has recently been admitted to a geriatric ward for tests. The atmosphere of his being surrounded by terminally ill patients and his own dread, bring him to repeatedly ask to go home. He is continuosly refused. Then he begins to ask to go home at least once for a shower. Naomi, who has been taking care of her father in the hospital, welcomes Gabi, her brother, angrily,
complaining that he doesn't participate in the caretaking of their father. Gabi, who is preoccupied
with his own concerns, doesn't Then he finds out, to his surprise, that his father has chosen him to do the bathing. Now begin the excitement and preparations for the shower. Leah, Michael's wife, prepares a festive dinner for the homecoming of her husband. At the same time she worries that he will refuse to return to the hospital. Nahi, the grandson, waits excitedly to see how his father will wash his grandfather. Even Naomi arrives for the showerfest. In the shower itself there is an intimate encounter between Gaby and his father in a way and manner that has never before taken place between them. The anxiety in the face of loneliness and death, and the helplessness of the family members and their unresolved conflicts-all disappear for a few moments of grace in the shower. | |
| the movie was produced with the help of: the new foundation for cinema & television project kolnoa keshet broadcasting the national council of culture and art the center for israeli films in the ministry of industry & commerce | |
| the shower is available as 35 minutes short film on 35 mm, and as a TV drama on beta sp | |
understand the reason for anxiety.
His father's request for a shower seems a simple
and easy enough resolution for the tension in the atmosphere.
