Uri Zohar
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About Uri Zohar
Uri Zohar, born 4 November 1935 and died 2 June 2022, was an Israeli film director, actor, comedian and rabbi. He was born and raised in Tel Aviv before moving to Jerusalem to study philosophy at university, and he became a leading figure of the Israeli New Sensibility movement in cinema. He was named a recipient of the Israel Prize for Cinema in 1976 but declined to accept it.
His first full-length feature, Hole in the Moon (1964), established his name as a director. His next film, Three Days and a Child (1967), was nominated for the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film at the 1967 Cannes Film Festival, and his 1968 drama Every Bastard a King was a major box office success. He went on to direct his Tel Aviv Trilogy, made up of Metzitzim, or Peeping Toms (1972), Big Eyes (1974), and his final mainstream film, Save the Lifeguard (1977).
From the mid-1970s he began to embrace religious observance, eventually becoming a prominent Baal teshuva figure. He left his entertainment career by 1978 and became a Haredi rabbi.
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Frequently asked questions
What films did Uri Zohar direct?
Uri Zohar's first full-length feature was Hole in the Moon (1964), followed by Three Days and a Child (1967) and the 1968 box office success Every Bastard a King.
What is Uri Zohar's Tel Aviv Trilogy?
The Tel Aviv Trilogy is made up of Metzitzim, or Peeping Toms (1972), Big Eyes (1974) and Save the Lifeguard (1977), which was his final mainstream film.
Did Uri Zohar accept the Israel Prize?
Uri Zohar was named a recipient of the Israel Prize for Cinema in 1976, but he declined to accept it.
Was an Uri Zohar film nominated at Cannes?
His film Three Days and a Child was nominated for the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film at the 1967 Cannes Film Festival.
Who was Uri Zohar?
Uri Zohar (1935 to 2022) was an Israeli film director, actor and comedian from Tel Aviv, a leading figure of the Israeli New Sensibility movement in cinema, who left his entertainment career by 1978.
