FIVE HOURS FROM PARIS

FIVE HOURS FROM PARIS

Direction: Leon Prudovsky

Country:Israel

Language:Hebrew- Russian

FIVE HOURS FROM PARIS is a remarkably assured first film from director Leon Prudovsky, delving into complex emotional themes for one so young. The script, co-written by Prudovsky and Erez Kav-El, allows Keren and Yaralova to explore all the nuance and shy humour that characterize a new attraction. More importantly, though, the film underscores what we all want to believe is true: when it comes to love, what matters is not money or sex but soul and spirit. The abiding pleasure of Five Hours from Paris is experiencing the gentle albeit profound impact each one has on the other’s life. They are unlikely lovebirds – Lina is highly educated and has lived in several countries, while Yigal has rarely left his Tel Aviv suburb – but he sees her in a way that her partner of many years does not. When Lina’s husband learns of her emotional attachment to another man, she is forced to make an excruciating decision. Yigal insists he wants nothing more than friendship, and the two begin a tentative emotional minuet.