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      Nina's Tragedies

      Released Mar 25, 2005 1h 51m Comedy Drama List
      61% 31 Reviews Tomatometer 82% 500+ Ratings Audience Score In Israel a teenager develops a crush on his recently widowed aunt (Ayelet Zurer). Read More Read Less
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      Modern Israeli life is put under the microscope in this well-acted, if contrived, tale by director Savi Gabizon.

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      Audience Member (*** 1/2): [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon14.gif[/img] A well-acted and darkly funny coming-of-age film. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the best israeli movies Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Cute story and fun coincidences... Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member I wasnt impressed with its start, but it worked itself out in the end to be a good movie. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Nadavi is a 10-year-old-boy who is in love with his beautiful aunt, Nina. Like Nadavi, Nina was always in love with her teenager sweetheart (Haimon) in a very troubled and unhealthy relationship. Right after a huge fight, Nina and Haimon decide to get married but it does not last because Haimon is killed, and Nina becomes a very young widow. During Haimon's funeral, Nadavi's father (Yoran) tries to reconnect with him and an enigmatic photographer comes to console Nina. In order to help Nina to recover, Nadavi's mother (Alona) asks him to stay with Nina to keep her company as well as Alona will be able to have more privacy with her boyfriend (Issie). Nina is going to miss Haimon a lot at the same time that is going to feel guilty about her recovering, and Nadavi is going to have trouble to understand Nina. This is a movie about modern Israeli life. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Nina's Tragedies is a well-done serio-comical look at a young boy growing up in the midst of chaos. The one constant in Nadav's (Aviv Elkabeth) life is his puppy-love for his aunt, Nina (Ayelet Zurer). His father moved out, his mother entertains a string of lovers, and he gets his fondest wish when the woman of his dreams needs someone to help her deal with the sudden death of her husband. The cast is terrific, and the comedy is low-key while dealing with some serious issues of love and trust and abandonment. The pace is slow, to the point of almost losing momentum altogether, but picks up again before complete paralysis takes over. This would have benefited from a slightly firmer hand in the editing room, but was still quite entertaining. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Nina's Tragedies (2004) Nina's Tragedies (2004) Nina's Tragedies (2004) Nina's Tragedies (2004) Alon Aboutboul as Avinoam, Ayelet July Zurer as Nina, and Director Savi Gabizon Anat Waxsman as Alon and Alon Aboutboul as Avinoam Alon Aboutboul as Avinoam and Ayelet July Zurer as Nina Ayelet July Zurer as Nina Ayelet July Zurer as Nina and Alon Aboutboul as Avinoam Dov Navon as Menahem and Aviv Elkabets as Nadav View more photos

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      Jonathan Curiel San Francisco Chronicle The dry humor is disarming. The ensemble cast is engaging and interesting to watch. And the main plot, as it were (will Nadav and Nina find respective happiness?), is suspenseful. Rated: 3/4 Jul 29, 2005 Full Review Eric Harrison Houston Chronicle A gently quirky, touching comedy from Israel about a young boy's infatuation with his aunt. Rated: 4/4 Jun 10, 2005 Full Review Achy Obejas Chicago Tribune Nina's Tragedies is full of gentle, labyrinthian turns, sly and sweet. Rated: 3.5/4 Jun 3, 2005 Full Review Doris Toumarkine Film Journal International A dark, morose, confusing hodgepodge of uninteresting and unbelievable characters. Mar 1, 2007 Full Review Eric D. Snider EricDSnider.com Ayelet Zorer gives Nina grace, sexiness and a real personality. She's someone you'd want to see a movie about, though maybe you'd wish the movie were a little more polished than this one. Rated: B- Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Marc Mohan Oregonian Israeli society is one that has ample experience processing grief, and Nina's Tragedies explores that challenge with humanity and humor. Rated: B- Aug 12, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis In Israel a teenager develops a crush on his recently widowed aunt (Ayelet Zurer).
      Director
      Savi Gavison
      Distributor
      Wellspring Media
      Production Co
      Israeli Film Fund
      Genre
      Comedy, Drama
      Original Language
      Hebrew
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Mar 25, 2005, Original
      Release Date (DVD)
      Sep 13, 2005
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $238.5K
      Runtime
      1h 51m