''When Night Falls'' (Alternative title: ''Into the Night''; he, Ad Sof Halayla), is a 1985 Israeli
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
written and directed by
Eitan Green Eitan ( he, אֵיתָן) is the Hebrew source of the male given name Ethan, and roughly translates to "spiritual strength".
Eitan may also refer to:
People First name
* Eitan Avitsur (born 1941), Israeli composer
*Eitan Ben Eliyahu (born 1944) ...
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The film was selected as the Israeli entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film at the
58th Academy Awards
The 58th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 24, 1986, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. Durin ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Plot
Giora (
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 ...
) runs a bar and dreams of opening a restaurant. He has made a mess of his life — his marriage is in trouble, since he is pathologically cheating on his wife; his parents (Yosef Millo and
Orna Porat) have separated; and his father arrives for an extended visit from Nahariya. Giora spends time with his army buddies, recalling their experiences during the War in Lebanon. His father is undergoing a major life crisis and finds both the loneliness of the city and his son's lifestyle unappealing. As a non-Jew in a Jewish society, he feels estranged, an outsider who has never been able to adapt, and contemplates suicide. Eventually, Giora's parents decide to attempt a reconciliation, until tragedy strikes.
Cast
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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 Giora
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Yosef Millo as Bernard
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Orna Porat as Ruth
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Dani Roth as Dudi
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Haya Pik-Pardo as Sheri
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Lasha Rosenberg as Karen
See also
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References
External links
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1985 films
1985 drama films
Israeli drama films
1980s Hebrew-language films
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