April Fool (1989)
A modern-day children’s fairy tale that is also a parody of prank films which, in 1980s Israel, were a highly popular film genre. In the magical land of Bubble Gum where all children’s dreams are made, live two princesses: the kind-hearted Tzipi (Tsippi Shavit) and her wicked sister, Pitzi (Seffy Rivlin). Every year on 1 April (April Fools’ Day), the princesses’ birthday, the two hold a prank competition amongst themselves, with the winner getting to rule the land of Bubble Gum for one year. Rounding off Shavit and Rivlin’s adventure and prank fest is a talking robot and a group of children including one Natasha Braunstein – who will go on to become US actor Natasha Lyonne of Orange is the New Black and Russian Doll fame.
Director: Menahem Zilberman
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Tsippi Shavit as |
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Seffy Rivlin as |
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Naftali Alter as |
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Yigal Shilon as |
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Natasha Lyonne as |
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Uri Alter as |
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Itay Bar-Levav Eran as |
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Doron Eran as |
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Eyal Levi as |
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Ellen Mishli-Azagi as |
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Menahem Zilberman as |
| Directing | Menahem Zilberman | Director |
| Camera | Amnon Salomon | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zmira Hershkovitz | Costume Design |
| Production | Udi Yerushalmy | Production Manager |
| Production | Haim Mecklberg | Producer |
| Editing | Zion Avrahamian | Editor |
| Production | Doron Eran | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie-Helen Yachenkov | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Menahem Zilberman | Writer |
| Sound | Yitzhak Klepter | Original Music Composer |