''West Side Girl'' (, ''Na'arat Haparvarim'') is a 1979 Israeli drama film directed by
George Ovadiah
George Ovadiah (; ; ; c. 1925 – 1996), also known as George Obadiah, was an Iraqi-born Israeli film director, scriptwriter and producer.Amy Kornish and Costel Safirman, Israeli Film – A Reference Guide, Praeger, 2003, p. 204-205.
Biograp ...
, and starring
Ofra Haza
Ofra Haza (; 19 November 1957 – 23 February 2000) was an Israeli singer, songwriter, and actress, commonly known in the Western world as " the Madonna of the East", or "the Israeli Madonna". Her voice has been described as a "tender" mezzo-sop ...
, It sold 114,000 tickets in Israel.
Plot
Vered (
Ofra Haza
Ofra Haza (; 19 November 1957 – 23 February 2000) was an Israeli singer, songwriter, and actress, commonly known in the Western world as " the Madonna of the East", or "the Israeli Madonna". Her voice has been described as a "tender" mezzo-sop ...
) is a beautiful blind girl who sells chocolates and cigarettes in the streets. Vered is a gifted singer. She meets three young men who become her friends and help raise money for surgery to restore her sight. When one of them steals the money, the other two are arrested, and the third takes her to the hospital. After the surgery, Vered regains her vision. When her friends are released from prison and search for her, they find her performing in a music event in Jerusalem. Although she had never seen them before, she instantly recognizes them and is overjoyed to see them.
[Amy Kornish and Costel Safirman, Israeli Film – A Reference Guide, Praeger, 2003, p. 152.]
Cast
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Ofra Haza
Ofra Haza (; 19 November 1957 – 23 February 2000) was an Israeli singer, songwriter, and actress, commonly known in the Western world as " the Madonna of the East", or "the Israeli Madonna". Her voice has been described as a "tender" mezzo-sop ...
as Vered
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Uri Selah as Avi
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Menahem Einy as Chucho
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Avner Dan as Susita
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Ruth Bikel as Ruthie
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Reuven Dayyan as Yechezkel
See also
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Bourekas film
Bourekas films () (named after bourekas) were a genre of Israeli-made comic melodrama films popular in Israel in the 1960s and 1970s.
History
''Haaretz'' film critic Uri Klein describes Bourekas films as a "peculiarly Israeli genre of comic melod ...
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Cinema of Israel
Cinema of Israel () 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. Israel has been nominated for more Academ ...
References
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1970s musical drama films
1979 films
Films about blind people
1970s Hebrew-language films
Israeli musical drama films
1979 drama films
1979 musical films