Dancing Alfonso

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(הריקוד של אלפונסו)

2007 | Israel | 52 min.
Language: Hebrew, Spanish, French, Arabic (Hebrew/English subtitles)

Credits

Director: Barak Heymann
Producer: Zafrir Kochanovsky & Miri Ezra – TTV Productions
Co-producers: Tomer Heymann & Barak Heymann
Screenwriter: Barak Heymann
Cinematographer: Uri Levi
Editor: Tal Rabiner
Original Score: Eli Soorani
Research: Tali Shamir-Werzberger

Synopsis

Dancing Alfonso is a pitch-perfect portrait of a vital widower who finds a physical practice that sustains him, and community and creativity in the rhythms and movement of flamenco. Alfonso is a powerful dancer in a troupe of older flamenco dancers; the troupe is serious and is preparing for a performance at the Suzanne Dellal Center in Tel Aviv. After the death of his wife, Alfonso begins to court one of the other dancers, Sima, much to the surprise of his children, who are still mourning the loss of their mother. When things don’t work out with Sima, Alfonso, imbued with an unquenchable life force, starts searching for another woman with whom he can dance and share his life.

This film was supported by Second Authority for TV & Radio, Makor Foundation, and Gesher Multicultural Film Fund

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