Love & Dance
(2007)
Regisseur:
Eitan AnnerSchauspieler:
Evgenia Dodina, Avi Kushnir, Oksana Korostyshevskaya, Kirill Safonov, Vladimir Volov, Valeria Voevodin, Talya Raz, David Kogen, Liron Alzrkiy, Daniel Fridman, Aviel Cohen, Sofia Berezanskaya, Slava Bibergal, Abraham Celektar, Sharon ChalfonDer 12-jährige Chen (Vladimir Volov) ist zwischen den Kulturen hin- und hergerissen: Seine israelische Mutter pflegt die feinen Künste, sein russischer Vater ist ein grober Simpel, der aus seinem Sohn einen Mann machen will. Als er eines Tages in einer Kindertanzschule die junge Russin Natalie (Valeria Voevodin) entdeckt, ist es um ihn geschehen. Um ihr zu gefallen, nimmt Chen Tango- und Cha-Cha-Stunden bei einem Ex-Weltmeisterpärchen. Von seinem Vater schlägt ihm ein harter Wind ins Gesicht, während er sich immer mehr für den Tanz begeistert.
Arthauskino zum Wohlfühlen verspricht die israelische Version von "Billy Elliot". Die kurzweilige, charmante und herzlich witzige Geschichte vom Erwachsenwerden erzählt mit Hingabe von der Tanzkunst und dem eigenen Weg, den die Liebe geht.
Chen, a young kid, is battling a cultural conflict between his Russian born mother and Israeli father. She is cultured and used to the finer things in life, including theater and fine dining. He is gruff on the outside but sweet on the inside - a Sabra; and looking to make his young son a man rather than the wimp his mother is raising. One day, Chen stumbles upon a ballroom dance class for young people and sees Natalie, a stunning Russian young girl he falls in love with immediately. His interest in Natalie leads him to taking ballroom dancing and to ultimately bridging the cultural divide of his own family - through the Cha Cha and the Tango. The teachers are a pair of former Russian world champions who never quite fulfilled their potential, but find themselves battling their demons through the instructions of the kids.
Chen, a young kid, is battling a cultural conflict between his Russian born mother and Israeli father. She is cultured and used to the finer things in life, including theater and fine dining. He is gruff on the outside but sweet on the inside - a Sabra; and looking to make his young son a man rather than the wimp his mother is raising. One day, Chen stumbles upon a ballroom dance class for young people and sees Natalie, a stunning Russian young girl he falls in love with immediately. His interest in Natalie leads him to taking ballroom dancing and to ultimately bridging the cultural divide of his own family - through the Cha Cha and the Tango. The teachers are a pair of former Russian world champions who never quite fulfilled their potential, but find themselves battling their demons through the instructions of the kids.
