A Thousand and One Wives (1989)
The Bukharan neighborhood of Jerusalem in the 1920s Naftali is a wealthy trader and a middle-aged widow whose all his former wives have mysteriously passed away and he is afraid to remarry with a belief that he has a curse on him. The matchmaker presses and the old woman coaxes and finally carries Flora, a 24-year-old virgin, but not to infect her with a curse, he avoids any physical contact with her. The plot gets complicated when Flora gets hurt as a result of her relationship with the fabric merchant, and Naftali, who can't bear the shame, turns his anger on his young wife.
Director: Michal Bat-Adam
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Yossi Pollak as Naftali |
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Nissim Azikri as The Wise |
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Salim Daw as Matchmaker |
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Rivka Bahar as Masuda |
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Rita Yahan-Farouz as Flora |
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Levana Finkelstein as |
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Jonathan Cherchi as Cutter |
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Nava Ziv as Zulicha |
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Varda Ben Hur as |
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Etti Grotes as |
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Tikva Aziz as |
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David Baruch as Doctor |
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Geula Nuni as |
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Amira Polin as |
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Tsipora Tsabari as Naftali's Mother |
| Camera | Yoav Kosh | Director of Photography |
| Production | Effi Atad | Producer |
| Sound | Alon Oleartchik | Music |
| Editing | Yosef Grunfeld | Editor |
| Production | Levia Hon | Casting |
| Art | Yoram Shayer | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rona Doron | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Helen | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maskit Korem | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Production | Gidon Gadi | Production Manager |
| Production | Shemi Sheinfeld | Location Manager |
| Directing | Yoram Kislev | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Tzvika Zelinger | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Mimi Halberstam | Assistant Set Dresser |
| Art | Miguel Markin | Set Dresser |
| Art | Alon Meir | Set Dresser |
| Art | Arie Weiss | Property Master |
| Sound | Haim Ayalon | Assistant Sound Engineer |
| Sound | Orit Marmeri | Sound |
| Sound | David Ozechov | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Eli Taragan | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Sinai Abat | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Efi Ajami | Key Grip |
| Camera | Ofer Frant | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Yoni Hamenachem | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Mikey Inbari | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Rami Levi | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Yehuda Sar-Israel | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Rami Siman-Tov | First Assistant Camera |
| Production | Liza Avivi | Extras Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tal Amir | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Editing | Hilik Gurfinkel | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Zohar Lahav | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Michal Bat-Adam | Director |
| Writing | Dan Benaya-Serri | Novel |
| Writing | Michal Bat-Adam | Writer |
