“Close” ⭒ Israeli Film Retrospective ⭒ Tadir ⭒

The cinematic retrospective event curated by Inbar Stieglitz and Yoni Sharoni will include five films this year, with milestone anniversaries—from 1976 to 2016—each offering an original, different, and sometimes ahead-of-its-time perspective on our reality. We begin as early as 14:00 with two intimate screenings at Mamtun, continue with two films on a giant screen in the plaza, and return to Mamtun for a late-night screening.

50 years of 60th Street

◂ George Ovadia’s film, featuring a huge cast including Shashi Keshet, Yona Elian, Aryeh Elias, and Yosef Shiloah, dealt pioneeringly at the time with prostitution, drugs, poverty, and crime. (14:00, Mamtun)

40 years of Avanti Popolo

◂ Rafi Bukai’s masterpiece, set in the final days of the Six-Day War, was the first to examine the war from an Arab perspective. The film, which received a restored print about a decade ago, is still considered an important milestone in Israeli cinema. (21:30, Plaza)

30 years of Dogs Don’t Bark in Green

◂ We pay tribute to Arna and Yohanan Raviv’s surreal comedy, starring four of the five members of The Cameri Quintet—minus Shai Avivi—and accompanied by a magnificent soundtrack by Tipax. Following the screening, a conversation will be held at Mamtun between director Moran Ifergan and the film’s creators. (19:00, Plaza)

20 years of The Bubble

◂ Eytan Fox’s film, which became a cult classic over the years, presents early-21st-century Tel Aviv through the eyes of four roommates on the then-bustling Shenkin Street, and explores how their lives change after the complexity of Israeli reality penetrates their bubble. (23:00, Mamtun)

A decade of In Between

◂ Director Maysaloun Hamoud’s film introduced audiences to the everyday duality of Palestinian women who are citizens of Israel, caught between social conservatism and liberated lives, while bringing the story of young Palestinians in the big city to the cinema screen for the first time. (16:30, Mamtun)

Meanwhile, in the pop-up room

◂ Sesame Takeover—Omer Orlinsky’s collecting house for Israeli memorabilia—will present an exhibition of ten posters from Israeli films. The posters will also be available for purchase, alongside additional items from Omer’s impressive collection. At the same time, Omer will take over Harpi’s DJ booth for a musical interlude between the screenings in the plaza.

Saturday | 14.11 | 14:00 | Free admission

Romano House, 9 Jaffa Road, Tel Aviv