Nadav Levitan ( he, נדב לויתן; 21 April 1945 – 9 January 2010) was an Israeli
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 ...
,
screenwriter
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, writer, and
songwriter. He directed nine films between 1981 and 1999. His film ''
Stalin's Disciples
''Stalin's Disciples'' ( he, ילדי סטאלין, in Hebrew Stalin's Children) is a 1986 Israeli film directed by Nadav Levitan that satirizes the utopian ideology of the Israeli kibbutz.
Plot
The death of Joseph Stalin in the 1950s leads to a ...
'' (in Hebrew ''Stalin's Children'', ילדי סטאלין), was screened in the
Un Certain Regard section at the
1988 Cannes Film Festival
The 41st Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 23 May 1988. The Palme d'Or went to the '' Pelle erobreren'' by Bille August.
The festival opened with ''Le Grand Bleu'', directed by Luc Besson and closed with ''Willow'', directed by Ron Howard. ...
.
He was married to Israeli musician
Chava Alberstein, who recorded many of his songs. Levitan died on 10 January 2010 of an undisclosed lung ailment.
Filmography
* ''
An Intimate Story'' (1981)
* ''
Ha-Kala'' (1985)
* ''
Banot'' (1985)
* ''
Stalin's Disciples
''Stalin's Disciples'' ( he, ילדי סטאלין, in Hebrew Stalin's Children) is a 1986 Israeli film directed by Nadav Levitan that satirizes the utopian ideology of the Israeli kibbutz.
Plot
The death of Joseph Stalin in the 1950s leads to a ...
'' (1986)
* ''
Groupie'' (1993)
* ''
Too Early to Be Quiet, Too Late to Sing
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'' (1995)
* ''
No Names on the Doors'' (1997)
* ''
Aviv'' (1998)
* ''
Frank Sinatra Is Dead
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Curre ...
'' (1999)
References
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1945 births
2010 deaths
Israeli film directors
Israeli male screenwriters
Respiratory disease deaths in Israel
Deaths from lung disease
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