''Love Life'' (known as ''Liebesleben'' in

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) is a 2007 German/Israeli film directed by

Maria Schrader Maria Schrader (born 27 September 1965) is a German actress, screenwriter, and director. She directed the award-winning 2007 film ''Love Life'' and the 2020 Netflix miniseries '' Unorthodox'', for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for O ...

and shot in Israel. It is based on a novel by

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, with the screenplay written by Schrader and Laila Stieler. The film won two 2008

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for Best Cinematography (

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) and Best Music ( Niki Reiser). Neuenfels also won the 2008 German Film Award for Best Cinematography.

Cast

* Netta Garti as Ya'ara * Rade Sherbedgia as Arie *

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as Hannah * Stephen Singer as Leon *

Ishai Golan Ishai Golan ( he, ישי גולן) is an Israeli film and television actor. Early life He was born in Ramat Gan, Israel. Career Golan attended Telma Yalin Arts High School in Givatayim. In 1990, he got his first cinematic role at the age of 17 ...

as Joni * Arie Moskonaas Nathan * Caroline Silhol as Josephine *

Assi Dayan Assaf "Assi" Dayan ( he, אסף "אסי" דיין; 23 November 1945 – 1 May 2014) was an Israeli film director, actor, screenwriter, and producer. Life Dayan was the youngest son of Israeli general and defense minister Moshe Dayan and peace a ...

as Jara's Professor *

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as Shira * Gillian Buick as Vivien * Zach Cohen as Cat Killer * Leonie Kranzle as Kenneth *

as Librarian * Esther Zewko as Guest

Awards and nominations

*2008: Benedict Neuenfels won Best Cionematography award for the film in German Film Awards *2008: Christian M. Goldbeck nominated for Best Production Design for the film in German Film Awards *2008: Benedict Neuenfels won Best Cionematography award for the film in the Bavarian Film Awards *2008: Niki Reiser won Best Music award for the film in the Bavarian Film Awards

Soundtrack

A soundtrack album was released containing the following: #Love Life #Attracted to Arie #"If She Had Chosen You..." #"This Is My Life" #Jara #"Don't Forget to Exhale" #Abused #Finding the Truth #The Desert #Bewildered #Caught #The Photo #Jara's Quest #Road to Akko

References

External links

Official website
* 2000s romance films 2007 films Films based on Israeli novels Films shot in Cologne Films shot in Israel German romantic drama films Israeli drama films 2000s German films {{2000s-romance-film-stub