Matzor (Hebrew: מצור, translit. Siege) is a 1969 Israeli film directed by Italian director Gilberto Tofano. It involves the theme of a widowed mother (actress Gila Almagor), her lover (actor Dahn Ben Amotz) and ex-husband friend (actor Yehoram Gaon). It was entered into the 1969 Cannes Film Festival.[1] The film was also selected as the Israeli entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 42nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]

Matzor
Directed byGilberto Tofano
Written byDahn Ben Amotz
Gilberto Tofano
Produced byYa'ackov Agmon
Michael J. Kagan
StarringEran Agmon
CinematographyDavid Gurfinkel
Edited byDanny Shick
Release date
  • 1969 (1969)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryIsrael
LanguageHebrew

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  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Matzor". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
  2. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

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