Amazing Grace (1992 film)

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Amazing Grace
Directed byAmos Guttman
Written byAmos Guttman
Produced byDagan Price
Starring [he], Sharon Alexander, Aki Avni, Rivka Michaeli,  [he]
Cinematography,
Edited by
Music byArkadi Duchin
Release date
  • October 1992 (1992-10)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryIsrael
LanguageHebrew

Amazing Grace (Hebrew: חסד מופלא) is a 1992 Israeli film directed by Amos Guttman.[1]

It is one of the few Israeli films dealing with gay subjects and the only one so far which has dealt with AIDS. The film includes a biography details the life of Guttman and it was his last film before he died of AIDS.[2][3][4]

Awards[]

The film won the Wolgin Award at the Jerusalem Film Festival and Best Film award at the Haifa International Film Festival.[5]

Plot[]

The young Jonathan ( [he]) leaves his family's home in the Moshav, moves to "the big city" of Tel Aviv and finds an alienated and lonely world. He falls in love with Thomas (Sharon Alexander), an HIV patient, and a love story develops between the two.

Cast[]

Actor Character
Sharon Alexander Thomas
Aki Avni Miki, Jonathan's roommate
Devorah Bertonov Thomas' Grandmother friend
 [he] Jonathan
Rivka Michaeli Yehudit (Thomas' Mother)
 [he] Thomas' Grandmother
Neighbour
 [he] Jonathan's little sister

References[]

  1. ^ "Amazing Grace". Israeli Film Center.org. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Amazing Grace". Mubi.Com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-16. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Out in Israel: AMAZING GRACE". Roxie.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  4. ^ Kronish, Amy; Safirman, Costel (2003). Amazing Grace (1992 film), Israeli film. ISBN 9780313321443. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  5. ^ "הנחיות לחתימת חוזה השקעה בהפקה - קרן הקולנוע הישראלי".
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