I Love You Rosa (1972)
Ani Ohev Otach Rosa (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 12min
- Drama
- 12 Feb 1972 (Israel)
- Movie
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 nomination.
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Cast
| Michal Bat-Adam | ... |
Rosa
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Gabi Otterman | ... |
Nissim / teenager
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Moshe Tal | ... |
Nissim / Young
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| Levana Finkelstein | ... |
Jamila / Rosa's friend
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| Avner Hizkiyahu | ... |
Rabbi
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| Yosef Shiloach | ... |
Eli / Cotton ginner
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Zivi Avramson | ... |
Esther
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Naomi Bachar | ... |
Luna
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| Yehuda Efroni | ... |
Don Yitzhak
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| Etti Grotes | ... |
Alegra
(as Esther Grotes)
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Gunther Hirschberg | ... |
Narrator
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| Elisheva Michaeli | ... |
Regina / Nissim's mother
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| Aliza Rosen | ... |
Rabbi's wife
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Sarit Yishai-Levi | ... |
Fortuna
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Directed by
| Moshé Mizrahi | ||
Written by
| Moshé Mizrahi | ... | () |
Produced by
| Yoram Globus | ... | executive producer |
| Menahem Golan | ... | producer |
| Itzik Kol | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Dov Seltzer | ||
Cinematography by
| Adam Greenberg | ||
Editing by
| Dov Hoenig | ||
Art Direction by
| Kuli Sander | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Martin Gillatt | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Roger LeClair | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Joseph Zicherman | ... | focus puller |
Production Companies
Distributors
- British Empire Films Australia (1974) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Leisure Media (1973) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Sagitario Films (1974) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Ergo Media (United States) (video)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The love of Nissim for his widowed sister-in-law, Rosa in the Old City of Jerusalem at the turn of the century. Under (very old) Jewish religious law, Nissim has the duty and obligation to marry his childless sister-in-law on the death of his brother. He is very fond of her and grows to love her. However, he is only eleven, and newly single Rosa is not interested in either child-rearing or remarriage. She starts to work in a Hamam (bath-house) as a laundrywoman and a tailor at nights. Meanwhile, Nissim is fired from home and they live together for two years. He learns But when he learns cotton ginning and makes money in this way, he starts to act like an adult and insults her, so she shoos him away. 5 years later, he comes back with marriage in mind. Their conflicts and growing love resolve in a satisfying conclusion. |
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| Taglines | The unanimous hit of the 1972 Cannes Film Festival - An Israeli love story you will never forget. See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Gabi Otterman was born in New Jersey and grew up in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area with English as his first language, but for reasons unknown was not asked to dub his own voice in the English-dubbed version. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films (2014). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Rosa See more » |
| Quotes |
Nissim:
I love her as a man. Is that sinful? See more » |