Every Time We Say Goodbye (1986)

Director:

Moshé Mizrahi

Writers:

Moshé Mizrahi (story)
Moshé Mizrahi (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

14 November 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | War

Tagline:

A World At War... Two Worlds Collide.

Plot:

An American flyer who joined the RAF before his country was in the war is recovering from a leg injury in Jerusalem...

Plot Keywords:

Jewish | Sephardic | Impossible Love | 1940s

Cast

Tom Hanks	...	David Bradley
Cristina Marsillach	...	Sarah Perrara
Benedict Taylor	...	Peter Ross
Anat Atzmon	...	Victoria Sasson
Gila Almagor	...	Lea
Moni Moshonov	...	Nessim (as Monny Moshonov)
Avner Hizkiyahu	...	Raphael (as Avner Hiskyahu)
Esther Parnass	...	Rosa
Orna Porat	...	Mrs. Finkelstein
Nissim Azikri	...	Shaltiel (as Nissim Azikry)
Moshe Ivgy	...	Daniel (as Moshe Ivgi)
David Menachem	...	Elie
Avi Keidar	...	Sammy
Alon Abutbul	...	Joseph (as Alan Abovtboul)
Dafna Armoni	...	Clara (as Daphne Armony)
Rivka Gur	...	Dinah
Jacky Banian	...	Albert
Caroline Goodall	...	Sally
Orit Weisman	...	Mathilda
Ronit Lors	...	Esther
Jack Cohen	...	Solomon
Dan Muggia	...	Gavriel (as Danni Muja)
Gordy Mass	...	Australian Soldier
Ofera Ariav	...	Dress Maker
Ilan Machora	...	Hassan Kamal
Anat Ben-Yehoshua	...	Singer

Directed by
Moshé Mizrahi		(as Moshe Mizrahi)

Writing credits
Moshé Mizrahi		(story) (as Moshe Mizrahi)
Moshé Mizrahi		(screenplay) (as Moshe Mizrahi) and
Rachel Fabien		(screenplay) and
Leah Appet		(screenplay)

Produced by
Eitan Evan	....	line producer
Sharon Harel	....	producer
Jacob Kotzky	....	producer

Original Music by
Philippe Sarde

Cinematography by
Giuseppe Lanci		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Mark Burns

Art Direction by
Miki Zachar

Costume Design by
Rona Doron

Makeup Department
Julian Patrice Morie	....	hair stylist
Zivit Yakir	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Hanan Kotzky	....	unit manager
Avner Peled	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Avi Mograbi	....	second assistant director
Adi Shoval	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Jean-Marie Blondel	....	boom operator (as Jean Marie Blondel)
Daniel Brisseau	....	sound
Ron Kalish	....	sound editor

Stunts
Hadar Anafi	....	stunt girl
Avraham Itzhaki	....	aerial stunts
Alberto Vaknin	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Moshe Alon	....	best boy
Shlomo Avidan	....	still photographer
Avi Avrahami	....	best boy
Jacob Bukman	....	key grip
Fabio Conversi	....	camera operator
Yoni Hamenachem	....	still photographer
Avraham Leibman	....	gaffer
Dany Schneider	....	camera loader
Daniel Schneor	....	additional unit photographer (as Dani Schneiur)
Fabrizio Vicari	....	focus puller

Casting Department
Levia Hon	....	casting: Israel
Sharon Howard-Field	....	casting: UK (as Sharon Howard Field)
Joy Todd	....	casting: USA

Editorial Department
Rick Derby	....	first assistant editor
Rosa Fleishman	....	second assistant editor

Music Department
Billy Byers	....	conductor: original music (as Bill Byers)
William Flageollet	....	music engineer
David Kribushe	....	conductor: period music orchestra
Alexandre Lagoya	....	musician: guitar solo

Other crew
Ruthy Dassa Lustig	....	production coordinator
Steven Echtman	....	assistant location manager
Cristina Rota	....	acting coach

Production Companies

• Delphi V Productions
• TriStar Pictures (presents) (as Tri-Star Pictures)

Distributors

• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2006) (Argentina) (all media) (re-release)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)
• LK-TEL (1987) (Argentina) (VHS)
• LK-TEL (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2006) (Argentina) (VHS) (re-release)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• TriStar Pictures

Other Companies

• Hora Jerusalem  dancers in garden cafe

Runtime:

95 min | USA:98 min | West Germany:98 min | Argentina:98 min

Country:

Israel | USA

Language:

English | Ladino

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | Brazil:12 (DVD rating) | Argentina:13 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #20120) | UK:15 | Australia:PG | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:6

Filming Locations:

King David Hotel, Jerusalem, Israel

Company:

Delphi V Productions

Quotes:

Sarah: They took my clothes.
David: You walked here like that?
Sarah: I had to see you one last time. I must look...
David: Adorable. Damn it, why can't you look terrible? I've been out walking the streets trying to convince myself I wasn't in love with you and I come back here and you're barefoot and you're adorable.

Thought-provoking at least

One of the earlier efforts of Tom Hanks, this film is a nice, if somewhat unremarkable love story set against the background of WW2 in Jerusalem. Hanks meets a young jewish girl (Marsillach), they fall in love, but have to face her strongly religious family. The story is not as much about the war, as it is about love and religion. Though, the film isn't very "deep", it has some interesting ideas, for example the choice between human feelings and tradition. The strong religious beliefs of the girl's family seem so cruel at times, that it's hard to have any sympathy for them. Maybe a bit too black-and-white for some, but certainly an interesting little film, with (of course) an excellent Tom Hanks in the lead role. 7/10