A Strange Course of Events Page #2

Synopsis: Forty-something Saul is a melancholic dreamer, with a tendency to run whenever things go wrong. He returns to Haifa one day for a reckoning with the father he has not seen in five years. But getting along with an airy-fairy mother-in-law with a penchant for new age, a daughter on the verge of adolescence and a father who's been converted to Yoga is not easy. After a fateful slip, Saul will find his place as son, a father and more.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Raphaël Nadjari
Production: Vito Films
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.5
Metacritic:
24
NOT RATED
Year:
2013
98 min
Website
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Go ahead.

I ask myself, Where did I go wrong?

Where did you go wrong?

- What about what he did wrong?

- No, but -

But? But what?

He's an adult. He's not -

- Coffee, right?

- No.

Coffee, Shimon.

Water.

- You drink, I'll wait outside, okay?

- Fine, I'll be right out.

Good seeing you.

It's not easy.

No present and no future.

What are you talking about?

What's wrong, Yaakov?

Don't be so down,

or you won't get up.

I haven't seen him in five years.

So what?

- Suddenly he just appears?

- Just like that.

- What's up, Dad?

- I'm coming.

- Are you okay?

- Totally.

- What about him?

- It's going well.

- Let me -

- I've got it.

What were you talking about?

Don't talk about me, okay?

Don't talk like that.

Yaakov's my friend.

Dad, just do what I ask.

- Did they load all the stuff?

- I told you they did it already.

- You're still mad at me?

- Yes, they did it yesterday.

I don't want to apply

another coat of paint.

Excuse me,

I have to inspect the boxes.

- No. My father's here.

- It's okay, he's with me.

- How are you?

- Fine.

- How's your dad?

- He's feeling better.

- Good.

- Thank you.

Why is this here?

- Yoc:
hi said so.

- Yoc:
hi said so? Not here, upstairs.

I know, but at the last minute

she decided to do it here.

Guys, I told you to put it here.

They said to put the sculpture here.

But the sculpture goes upstairs.

Right, it was supposed to go upstairs.

- You changed the plan?

- Yes.

You can't do that.

Take care of it.

- Don't be mad at him, relax.

- What's that?

There was a mix up between floors.

It's a serious work of an.

Take a deep breath and relax, okay?

If there's a problem, I'm here.

Tell Yochi to call me. Alright?

- Are you mad?

- I'm not mad, you're mad.

I'm not mad, I'm -

Fine.

I'm here for you today,

I'll help you, no problem.

I'm so glad to hear that.

Just a second, Michal.

- Are you going to set it up?

- Sure.

L-Hi!

Itzhak, as we discussed,

don't think, just -

Whatever you feel right now.

This.

As I said...

wash it, purify it with running water,

then charge it in the sun.

When you meditate,

hold it in your left hand.

Keep a pad nearby,

so you can write down your thoughts.

Next time we'll talk about them.

Thank you.

Have a good day.

See you next week.

Are you managing?

- Got a knife or scissors?

- I've got scissors.

Maybe I left them here.

- How long will this -

- No time at all.

I got these.

- What's no time at all?

- I have to talk to the service provider.

At least 30 minutes, but not much more.

Can I get you anything?

Yes, there's one thing I need.

- No harm done.

- My stones.

I see.

Sorry. I need you

to write down your password.

It's private,

I can't give you my password.

It's just to get into the system.

No, wait.

You can change the password afterwards.

Let's have a coffee.

Turn your heads the other way.

That's it. It's done.

- Watch out for the stones.

- Okay.

- What's with the password?

- It's really private.

- We're going for coffee nearby.

- No problem.

All passwords are the same.

Birth dates.

We don't have time to go downstairs.

Hello.

Shaul Tzimmer.

I want to activate a terminal.

Five, one, zero, zero.

Zero, zero, one, four, four, five.

Okay, I'll hold.

Does it connect directly

to her website?

What do you mean?

Okay.

Yes, I got it.

Great.

This is for you.

Thanks.

How's it going?

- I'm done.

- You're done?

Sure, no problem.

I told you, no time at all.

I simply changed the computer

and talked to the credit company

about your website.

- No, I don't want it.

- Take it, please.

Please, take it.

Let me give it to you.

Thanks.

They approved your site

and all overseas purchases.

- Where's the slot?

- What slot?

The terminal?

It's here, it's fine.

- No, not that, this was broken.

- This isn't broken.

- It's broken?

- No, not at all.

It's not broken,

I mean it's very slow.

Rem em ber?

We talked about it.

I wanted a slot.

You didn't listen to me. You -

You just went out and bought a computer.

- I don't -

- Give me that. Give me -

What are you doing?

Are you crazy?

It's the same thing.

- Leave it here. Stop it!

- I'm fine. Leave it alone!

Go after him.

He's probably not feeling well.

Go after him, fast.

Take your glasses off, Shimon.

Keep breathing.

Don't come in here with food.

Are you alright?

He's fine,

he needs to calm down.

- He's fine.

- Give me a second.

- This is unnecessary, he's fine.

- Just a second.

He just needs to breathe.

Keep breathing, Shimon.

- My pulse is fine.

- I think we should go see a doctor.

No, you shouldn't. He's fine.

- Thank you.

- Don't mention it.

I'm going.

Thanks.

This can't go on,

he has to see a doctor.

I'm sorry.

This isn't right, I'm sorry.

Okay. You don't listen to me.

You're rig ht.

- Do you have a tissue?

- I'll bring you a tissue.

Here's a tissue.

Listen to me from now on, okay?

Ronit?

I'll call back in five minutes.

What?

Tell her I'll call back in five minutes.

I just finished jogging.

Sure, I want to talk to her

in five minutes.

Thank you.

Fresh from the sea!

Fresh, fresh!

The freshest fish in the market

and the cheapest.

Fish! Fish!

Oh, no, he fell!

He fell!

- People, give him room to breathe.

- He isn't moving.

He shouldn't be moved.

Excuse me, people.

The police are here.

Move back. Sir.

- Will he be okay?

- Sir?

Do you hear me?

Are you alright?

He slipped.

He had a bad fall.

He Slipped?

Move back, please.

He slipped on that fish.

- Whose fish is this?

- Step out!

Whose fish is this?

Sir, stay awake!

96, this is 54.

We have an incident here.

28 Sirkin St.

Give him some water.

How do you feel?

Stay with me, alright?

Let him breathe.

He's in bad condition.

That fish isn't mine.

- Someone might've stolen it.

- I understand the fish isn't yours.

I don't know how he slipped on that fish,

but that fish isn't mine.

- Excuse me, I'm talking!

- I don't even sell that kind of fish.

Ambulance on the way.

Try to breathe deeper and slower.

We'll check a few things first.

- Anything bothering you besides your legs?

- My head.

Where in the head?

Do you remember what happened?

- What's my BP?

- Still checking.

Give him two milligrams of morphine.

I can't feel my legs.

I don't know what you're doing,

I have terrible pains, my back.

I'm in pieces.

Give me more.

Don't worry.

We'll give you as much as you need.

- I need at least three more milligrams.

- Oded, give him three more milligrams.

- What's my BP?

- 160.

160. That's high.

I'm a -

I work at a medical center.

Sir.

Sir.

Turn off your phone, please.

Alrig m?

Good night.

I came to -

I came to see you.

DAD:

Stop calling me.

Look what happened because of you.

Good morning. Mr. Zimmer?

I'm here to take an X-Ray.

Where's the doctor?

Can you talk to her?

You have to talk to her.

I need more morphine.

Don't move.

Hey, talk to the doctor.

I work at a medical center.

Tell him to get here

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Raphaël Nadjari

Raphaël Nadjari (Hebrew: רפאל נדג'ארי‬; born 1971) is a French-Israeli writer and director for film and television. In 1993, Nadjari started working for French television as a writer and director. In 1997, he wrote the television screenplay Le P'tit Bleu, which was directed by Francois Vautier for Arte as part of the TV drama collection Petits Gangsters. The same year he wrote and directed his first US feature, The Shade (released in 1999), which starred Richard Edson, Lorie Marino, and Jeff Ware. It was an adaptation of A Gentle Creature by Dostoevsky that Nadjari updated, setting it in contemporary New York City. This film was an official selection for Un Certain Regard at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival and also appeared at the Deauville Film Festival; the film was awarded in Bergamo Film Festival (Italy). At the end of 1999, Nadjari directed his second feature, I Am Josh Polonski's Brother (2001). Starring Richard Edson and Jeff Ware, it was shot on Super 8 mm film in New York. The film opened in Paris on June 6, 2001, and was selected for the Forum for New Cinema at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2001. The same year, Nadjari shot the film Apartment #5c in New York; it was released in 2002. The film starred Richard Edson and Tinkerbell, an Israeli actress, and was selected in Cannes' Director's Forthnight. In 2004, Nadjari filmed Avanim in Tel Aviv with Asi Levi who has been nominated for Best Actress in the European Film Award. The film received also the Best Film award in Cinéma Tous Ecrans and the Best Director award in the Cannes 2005 France Culture Award, Awards at the Seville Film Festival. In 2006 Tehilim was set in Jerusalem and stars Michael Moushanov and Limor Goldstein, two prominent figures of Israeli television and theatre; it has been shown at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival in the Official Selection and won the Tokyo Filmex Best Film Award the same year. In 2009, his documentary A History of Israeli Cinema, a two-episode film of 104 minutes each, telling the story of Israeli Cinema since 1933 until today, was screened at the Berlin film festival forum.In 2013, A Strange Course of Events, a film set in Haifa was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.Nadjari's 2016 film Night Song (Mobile étoile) won the Tobias Spencer Award (in the Between Jewish and Israeli Identity competition) at the Haifa International Film Festival. more…

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