![]() No one ever mentions any wars, the peace process or terrorism, and no one does reserve duty. In the Tel Aviv portrayed in these movies, no one ever watches or listens to the news on television or radio, and obviously there is never a discussion of politics. There are no resolutions, no moments of redemption, no catharsis.įour: If the dialogue were not in Hebrew, you would have no idea the film was taking place in Israel. Three: A feeling of hopelessness pervades the proceedings. The plot, such as it is, is about how the family reacts when Itzhak's father, with whom he has not been in contact for 10 years, is hospitalized in critical condition. Both of them either ignore or spar frequently with their depressed, in-the-closet lesbian daughter, Na'ama (Tali Sharon) their pot-smoking 27-year-old son, Amit (Zohar Strauss), who still lives at home, nursing various resentments and their chubby 10-year-old daughter, Didush (Tes Hashiloni), who cuts school to sit around watching reality TV and arranging coins featuring pictures of celebrities. In Things, which is about the Grossman family, a vague and ineffectual father, Itzhak (Assi Dayan, who won the Ophir best actor award for his performance here), is at odds with his wife, Smadar (Sade), a painter about to have her first gallery show, which consists entirely of paintings of her family and herself nude, done without their knowledge or permission. Two: The film does not focus on a single figure but on a host of unpleasant characters, often a family, who constantly fight with each other. Long pauses are the rule, as are repetitive scenes, very often set indoors in a cramped apartment. The following are a few rules that apply equally to Things Behind the Sun, as well as to a truckload of other TAMP films, including such classics of the genre as L ife According to Agfa, Shuroo and Joy: One: It is slow and boring. Yuval Shafferman's just-released Things Behind the Sun is a textbook example of the TAMP genre, and anyone who sees it must be prepared to endure all its hallmarks. So it is with a certain kind of Israeli film, a genre I will dub TAMP, short for Tel Aviv's Miserable People. It's the same with all genre films: There are certain conventions that are utterly predictable. With an action film, you'll see car chases, the hero running and leaping and a villain scheming against him. When you go to a horror film, you know what to expect: weird creatures, scary music, gory deaths. With Assi Dayan, Sandra Sade, Tali Sharon, Tes Hashiloni, Zohar Strauss, Hila Vidor, Rozina Kambus Hebrew title: Ha Devarim Sheh M'ahorei Ha Shemesh. ![]() NOTE! Consider delaying until first div on pageĭirected and written by Yuval Shafferman. If (slot) slot.addService(googletag.pubads()) (function (a, d, o, r, i, c, u, p, w, m) ![]() ![]() Nothing new under the 'Sun' - The Jerusalem Post ![]()
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