On This Happy Note
Synopsis
Anat Gov, one of the most influential playwrights in Israeli theatre, is preparing for her death. She asks Arik Kneller, an artists’ agent, to be the executor of her will. Arik struggles to accept the humor and serenity with which she faces her upcoming end. Anat, consciously accepting her nearing end, wishes to leave a spiritual legacy: there can be a happy ending. Almost a decade after her death, her loved ones try to fill the void left by her words with their own. Through excerpts from her plays and footage of her family and political world, a new script is written: one in which the line between the play and reality is blurred.
Credits
Director(s)
Tamar Tal Anati
Producer(s)
Stav Meron Morag
Co-Producer(s)
Arik Kneller
Script
Tamar Tal Anati
Cinematography
Itay Ne'eman ,Emmanuelle Mayer , Itay Marom
Editor
Boaz Lion
Original Music
Shlomi Shaban, Maya Belsitzman
Original Language
Hebrew
Subtitles
English
Sound Designer
Aviv Aldema
Animation
Tal Kantor
Festival Highlights
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WINNER
People's Choice AwardArlington International Film Festival2022
SERET Israeli Film Festival, Germany, 2022
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2022
The Flying Broom International Women Films Festival, Turkey, 2022
SERET Israeli Film Festival, UK, 2022
Millenium Int'l Documentary Film Festival, Belgium, 2022
Israfest Foundation (LA Israeli Film Festival), USA, 2022
Salem Film Festival, USA, 2022
Philadelphia Israeli Film Festival, USA, 2022
Santa Barbara International Film Festival, USA, 2022
Docaviv International Film Festival, Israel, 2021
Reviews
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"Wonderful, extraordinary...
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- Rivka Michaeli, 103 FM
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"A touching souvenir from Anat Gov, like a message in a bottle she has left behind."
- Yair Rave, Calcalist
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"Anat stares death in the eye in a lucid, realistic, and witty way."
- Itay Segal, Yedioth Ahronoth
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"This is not a movie about death.
This is a movie about life. And how a very funny, talented and smart woman saw fit to live them."
- Ilan Lukach, Channel 12 News
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"Hypnotizing, important, and full of self-humor and laughter."
- Lior Yaniv, Mako
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"Tal Anati's film is Anat Gov's most authentic and intimate collection of opinions that viewers can ask for."
- Marlyn Vinig, Portfolio
