The Lookout (1990 film)

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| name = The Lookout

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| caption = Film poster

| director = Savi Gabizon

| producer = Jonathan Aroch

| writer = Savi Gabizon

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| starring = Shmuel Edelman
Moshe Ferster
Sharon Hacohen
Moshe Ivgy
Ezra Kafri
Keren Mor

| music = Lior Tevet

| cinematography = Yoav Kosh

| editing = Tali Helter-Shenkar

| studio = Rosie Productions

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| released = {{film date|1990}}

| runtime = 85 minutes

| country = Israel

| language = Hebrew

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The Lookout ({{langx|he|שורו}}, translit. Shuroo) is a 1990 Israeli comedy film directed by Savi Gabizon. It stars Moshe Ivgy, Moshe Ferster, and Keren Mor. The film is about a "small-time con man who becomes a guru". Critically acclaimed, it won the Ophir Award for Best Film and garnered numerous Best Actor awards for Ivgy at the Israeli Academy Awards and Haifa Film Festival. It was submitted by Israel to the Academy Awards.

Plot

Asher Yeshuron (Moshe Ivgi), a failed businessman, lacks integrity but is charismatic, is trying to promote the sales of his book, "To Drive Out the Crow." His life changes when he was a guest on a TV show, after being deemed by a cult to be a spiritual leader. Inside the cult, there are betrayals, secrets, and passions. The film unfolds the story of people seen as typical Tel Avivians of the eighties and nineties.

Cast

Reception

The film was submitted by Israel for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 63rd Academy Awards, but was not selected.

References

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{{cite journal|title=Academy Award submissions|journal=The Hollywood Reporter|date=1991|volume=319|issue=34–50|publisher=Wilkerson Daily Corporation|location=Indiana University}}

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External links

[https://jfc.org.il/movie/37335-2/ "The Lookout" - The full film is available on VOD] on [https://jfc.org.il/ the website for the Israel Film Archive - Jerusalem Cinematheque]
{{IMDb title|0102919}}

{{Israeli submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film}}

Category:1990 films

Category:Israeli comedy films

Category:1990 comedy films

Category:1990s Hebrew-language films