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Noodle (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Noodle' is a 2007 Israeli film directed by Ayelet Menahemi, written by Shemi Zarhin and Ayelet Menahemi, and starring Mili Avital, Chen Baoqi, and Alon Aboutboul.
Plot
When the Chinese woman working in Israel for Miri Kalderon, an Israeli flight attendant, is suddenly deported for overstaying her work visa, her lack of Hebrew-language skills makes it impossible for her to convince the Israeli authorities that she has a young child with her. Miri, twice-widowed because of the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflicts, has been going through the motions of living, somehow detached from a real connection to life itself. Her decision to help reunite the childnicknamed "Noodle"with his mother, now back in Beijing, ends up helping her, not just the boy and his mother, in ways Miri herself could not have expected.
Cast
;Main cast
* Mili Avital (Miri Calderone)
* Chen Baoqi (Noodle)
;Supporting characters
* Alon Aboutboul (Izzy Sason)
* Sinaya Ben-Dor (Ilana)
* Yiftach Klein (Mati Gueta)
* Daphna Shpigelman (Batya)
* Sarit Vino-Elad (Dafna)
* Anat Waxman (Gila Sason)
* Roni Yuria (Yaeli)
* Ilana Yagel/Armelle Bodiguel (Mati's ex-girlfriend in China)
Awards
The film won the Best Supporting Actress Award from the Israeli Film Academy (Ophir Awards), and a Special Grand Prize of the Jury from the 2007 Montreal World Film Festival.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0892332/awards IMDB.com awards.] It also won numerous other awards at film festivals throughout the United States and around the world, including the award for Best Feature Film Audience Choice Award at the 2010 Jersey Shore Film Festival.[http://www.jerseyshorefilmfestival.com/ Jersey Shore Film Festival.]
The film was an official nominee for numerous Israeli Film Academy Awards, including Best Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Film, Best Music, Best Screenplay, and Best Sound.
Critical responses
As one review put it, "This Israeli film about grief and loss surprisingly takes the form of a crowd pleaser."[http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/film/film-reviews/noodle/2009/06/24/1245522877261.html The Sydney Morning Herald, SMH.com, Paul Byrnes, Jun 24, 2009.] Other reviewers agreed, noting that films like 'Noodle' are rare, combining great stories and performances with enough "heart" to involve the audience emotionally.[http://www.subcultureentertainment.com/FilmARTHOUSECULTFOREIGNLANGUAGE/FILM%20Noodle.htm Cross "Cultures: Australia's leading website for Entertainment News and Reviews."] Ultimately, as a review from the 18th annual Tucson Jewish Film Festival put it, "The film is a touching comic-drama of two human beings accompanying each other on a remarkable journey that takes them both back to a meaningful life."[http://www.tucsonjewishfilmfestival.org/schedule.html 18th annual Tucson Jewish Film Festival.]
Remake
A French remake entitled ' was released in 2013. The film was directed by La Fazer, co-written by Fazer and Benot Graffin, and stars Alice Taglioni, Virginie Efira, Mehdi Nebbou, Philippe Lefebvre and Lo Legrand among others.
References
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