Eli Cohen ( he, אלי כהן; born 18 December 1940) is an Israeli actor and

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

. In 1989 his film ''

Summer of Aviya ''Aviya's Summer'' ( he, הקיץ של אביה; translit. Ha-Kayits Shel Aviya) is a Hebrew-language book that became a bestseller. The 1985 autobiographical novel by theater actress Gila Almagor was made into a film released in 1988. The ...

'' won the

Silver Bear The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festi ...

Award from the

39th Berlin International Film Festival The 39th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 21 February 1989. The Golden Bear was awarded to American film ''Rain Man'' directed by Barry Levinson. The retrospective was dedicated to German film producer Erich Pommer ...

. Six years later, his film ''

Under the Domim Tree ''Under the Domim Tree'' ( he, עץ הדומים תפוס, Etz Hadomim Tafus) is a 1994 Israeli film based on the 1992 book of the same name by Gila Almagor. The film was directed by Eli Cohen, and screened in the Un Certain Regard section at ...

'' was screened in the

Un Certain Regard (, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films w ...

section at the

1995 Cannes Film Festival The 48th Cannes Film Festival was held from 17 to 28 May 1995. The Palme d'Or went to '' Underground'' by Emir Kusturica. The festival opened with ''La Cité des enfants perdus'', directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and closed with '' The Quick and t ...

Selected filmography

;Director * ''Ricochets'' (''Shtei Etzbaot Mi'Tzidon'') (1986) * ''

'' (1989) * ''

The Quarrel ''The Quarrel'' is a 1991 Canadian film directed by Eli Cohen (director), Eli Cohen and starring Saul Rubinek and R. H. Thomson. The film was written by David Brandes and Joseph Telushkin. Plot Two estranged friends – one a rabbi and the oth ...

'' (1991) * ''

'' (1994) ;Actor * '' Neither by Day Nor by Night'' (1972) * ''

Jesus Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...

'' (1979) * ''

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'' (1998)

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* 1940 births Living people Israeli male film actors Israeli film directors Israeli male screenwriters {{Israel-actor-stub