10 votes ~ IMDB
Noah Films
Storyline & Context :
Released in 1973, Kazablan captures the essence of great Romance and Comedy filmmaking with compelling characters and an engaging storyline that keeps audiences invested. "An embitteredgangleaderseekstherespectofhisneighborsandtheloveofayoungwoman"—This1973Romance,Comedy,DramaproductionfromNoahFilmsbringsauniqueperspectivetothescreen.AnadaptationofapopularIsraelistagemusical.KazablanisanarmyveteranturnedgangleaderintheIsraeliportofJaffawhomaskshisfeelingsofbitternesswithalotofbravado.He'ssweetonRachel,ayoungwomanwholiveswithherfatherandstepmother.Thebuddingrelationshipscandalizestheneighbors(nottomentionRachel'sparents)andinfuriatesYanush,amiddle-agedshoestoreownerwhowantsRachelforhimself.(Yanushfeelshe'sentitledtomarryRachelsincethey'rebothAshkenaziJewsofEasternEuropeanorigins,whereasKazablanisaSephardicJewfromMorocco.)TheneighborhoodhassomethingelsetoworryaboutbesidestheanticsofKazablanandhisgang:thecitywantstoteardowntheircrumblinghomes.Theresidentspooltheirresourcestosavetheirhouses,butthemoneythat'scollectedisstolen.Whenhe'sjailedforthetheft,Kazablanmustfindawaytoclearhimself.FeaturingatalentedcastincludingYehoramGaon,EfratLavie,AriehElias,theprojectdeliversacompellingmovieexperience.
