חור בלבנה (1964)

Hole in the Moon

A comic and episodic satire, the film uses improvisation to illustrate the clash between fantasy and reality in real life. Although conceived in the style of Mekas’ “Hallelujah the hills” (1962), it’s an authentically Israeli satire, an openly rebellious and individualistic expression that poked fun at the sacred myths of earlier zionist films. The technique of film within the film is used to portray cinema as reflection of the imagination, a miracle based on dreams and fantasies that take on concrete characteristics – parallel to the miracle of Israel, the dream that has become reality. Although not a commercial success, its importance is beyond any measure, though it remains a unique experiment, boldly uncommercial and subversive, out of any context in that patriotic, ideological epoch.

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Arik Lahav-Leibovich
as

Shmulik Kraus
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Israel Gurion
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Uri Zohar
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Arik Lavie
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Shaike Ophir
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Shoshik Shani
as

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Mordecai Navon
Producer

Uri Zohar
Director

Amatsia Hiuni
Production Accountant

Amnon Salomon
Writer

Amos Kenan
Writer

Avraham Deshe
Producer

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