''The Matchmaker'' ( he, פעם הייתי, lit. "Once I Was") is a 2010

Israeli film Cinema of Israel ( he, קולנוע ישראלי, Kolnoa Yisraeli) refers to film production in Israel since its founding in 1948. Most Israeli films are produced in Hebrew, but there are productions in other languages such as Arabic and English ...

written, directed and produced by

Avi Nesher Avi Nesher ( Hebrew: אבי נשר; born 13 December 1952) is an Israeli film producer, film director, screenwriter and actor. Biography Avi Nesher was born and raised in Ramat Gan, Israel. The child of a Romanian-born diplomat, and a mother w ...

, based on the novel ''When Heroes Fly'' by award-winning author

Amir Gutfreund Amir Gutfreund ( he, אמיר גוטפרוינד) (July 23, 1963 - November 27, 2015) was an Israeli writer and columnist for the ''Maariv'' newspaper.Toronto International Film Festival The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the largest publicly attended film festivals in the world, attracting over 480,000 people annually. Since its founding in 1976, TIFF has grown to become a permane ...

and later that year won the Silver Plaque award at the

Chicago International Film Festival The Chicago International Film Festival is an annual film festival held every fall. Founded in 1964 by Michael Kutza, it is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America. Its logo is a stark, black and white close up of the comp ...

. It received seven nominations for Israel's

Ophir Awards The Ophir Awards ( he, פרס אופיר), colloquially known as the Israeli Oscars or the Israeli Academy Awards, are film awards for excellence in the Israeli film industry awarded by the Israeli Academy of Film and Television. The award, named ...

in 2010, including Best Picture, where

Adir Miller Adir Miller ( he, אדיר מילר, born ) is an Israeli actor, screenwriter, and comedian. He is well known for his dry humor and his split second improvisation skills. Early life Miller was born in Holon, Israel, to Jewish parents who were Hol ...

also won in the Best Actor category and Maya Dagan won in the Best Actress category.

Cast

* Tuval Shafir as Arik Burstein *

as Yankel Braiyd *

Maya Dagan Maya may refer to: Civilizations * Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America ** Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples ** Maya language, the languages of the Maya peoples * Maya (Ethiopia), a popula ...

as Clara Epstein * Dror Keren as Meir the Librarian *

Dov Navon DOV or Dov could refer to: ''דב'' or ''דוב'', a Hebrew male given name meaning "bear", from which the Yiddish name "Ber" (בער) was derived (cognate with "bear") which was common among East European Jews. People * Dov Ber of Mezeritch (1700 ...

as Yozi Burstein *

Yarden Bar-Kochva Yarden or similar can mean: People * Yarden Cohen (footballer, born 1991), Israeli footballer * Yarden Cohen (footballer, born 1997), Israeli footballer * Yarden Gerbi (born 1989), Israeli world champion judoka and Olympic bronze medalist *Nurit ...

as Nili Burstein * Neta Porat as Tamara * Bat-El Papura as Sylvia * Kobi Faraj as Moshe Abadi * Yael Leventhal as Tikva Abadi * Tom Gal as Benny Abadi *

Eyal Shechter Eyal ( he, אֱיָל; ''lit.'' power) is a kibbutz in the Central District (Israel), Central District of Israel. Located close to the Green Line (Israel), Green line, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In it ...

as Arik Burstein (adult) * Yaakov Bodo as Adv. Segalson *

Eli Yatzpan Eliyahu Yatzpan ( he, אלי יצפאן; born June 6, 1965) is an Israeli television host and comedian, best known as the host of the Channel 3 late-night talk show/variety show ''Yatzpan'' between 2001 and 2006. Biography Early life Yatzpan w ...

as Uncle Nadgi

Soundtrack

* Yehezkel –

The High Windows The High Windows ( he, החלונות הגבוהים, ''HaHalonot HaGvohim'') was a 1960s Israeli pop group founded by Arik Einstein, Shmulik Kraus and Josie Katz. History Hahalonot HaGvohim trio was formed at the end of 1966. As composer and ...

* Yona Paamona *

White Rabbit The White Rabbit is a fictional and anthropomorphic character in Lewis Carroll's 1865 book ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''. He appears at the very beginning of the book, in chapter one, wearing a waistcoat, and muttering "Oh dear! Oh dear! ...

–

Jefferson Airplane Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band based in San Francisco, California, that became one of the pioneering bands of psychedelic rock. Formed in 1965, the group defined the San Francisco Sound and was the first from the Bay Area to ac ...

Sunshine of your Love "Sunshine of Your Love" is a 1967 song by the British rock band Cream. With elements of hard rock, psychedelia, and pop, it is one of Cream's best known and most popular songs. Cream bassist and vocalist Jack Bruce based it on a distinctive b ...

–

Cream Cream is a dairy product composed of the higher-fat layer skimmed from the top of milk before homogenization. In un-homogenized milk, the fat, which is less dense, eventually rises to the top. In the industrial production of cream, this process ...

References

External links

* * 2010 films 2010s Hebrew-language films Israeli drama films Films directed by Avi Nesher Films scored by Philippe Sarde Films based on Israeli novels Films set in 1968 Films set in 2006 Films set in Haifa Films about people with dwarfism {{Israel-film-stub