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West Side Girl
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Wikipedia article
'West Side Girl' (, 'Na'arat Haparvarim') is a 1979 Israeli drama film directed by George Ovadiah, and starring Ofra Haza,Meir Schnitzer, Israeli Cinema: Facts/ Plots/ Directors / Opinions, Kinneret Publishing House, 1994. P. 202. It sold 114,000 tickets in Israel.Frank Bren, Amy Kronish. World cinema: Isral. Flicks Books, 1996, p. 247.
Plot
Vered (Ofra Haza) is a beautiful blind girl who sells chocolates and cigarettes in the streets. Vered is a gifted singer. She meets three young men who become her friends and raise money for surgery to restore her sight. One of them steals the money, two of them get arrested and the third takes her to the hospital.
Vered is able to see again. After her friends leave prison and search for her, they find her in a music performance in Jerusalem. Although she never saw them, she recognize them and is excited to see them.Amy Kornish and Costel Safirman, Israeli Film A Reference Guide, Praeger, 2003, p. 152.
Cast
* Ofra Haza as Vered
* Uri Selah as Avi
* Menahem Einy as Chucho
* Avner Dan as Susita
* Ruth Bikel as Ruthie
* Reuven Dayyan as Yechezkel
See also
* Bourekas film
* Cinema of Israel
References
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