Out of the Blue is an urban fairy tale, an inverted Cinderella story. Instead of a poor kind heart young girl – two elderly on a decrepit motorcycle; instead of a prince – a princess; instead of a shoe found at midnight – a shabby ping-pong table abandoned in a parking lot.
Out of the Blue
A Film by: Igal Bursztyn
(Israel, 2008, 92 Minutes, Color, Hebrew, English subtitles, Cast: Moshe Ivgy, Alon Aboutboul, Dorit Bar-Or, Zehavit Passi, Nir Levi and Liat Goren )
Shabtai, a junk peddler and Herzel, his aide, drive through the streets of Tel Aviv buying and selling used-up furniture and trash. Now and again Shabtai takes a nap and in his dreams a seductive and passionate red-haired woman makes love to him. One day Shabtai discovers her photograph in a face-cream advertisement and realizes the the woman of his dreams exists in reality. He sets out to find her. But it is Herzel who first wins her attention and then her heart. Herzel, however, loves Batya, Shabtai's daughter..
AWARDS, FESTIVALS & SCREENINGS
• Jerusalem Film Festival - Best Actor award for Alon Aboutboul's and Moshe Ivgy's team performance, 2008
• Israeli Academy Award "Ophir" for Best Music and nomination in 8 categories incl. Best Film, 2008
• World Film Festival Montreal 2008
• Warsaw Film Festival 2008
• Festival Cinema Mediterranean Montpelier 2008
• Israeli Film Festival NY 2008
• Israeli Film Festival Miami 2008