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Metallic Blues (2004) is a English,German,Hebrew movie. Dan Verete has directed this movie. Avi Kushnir,Moshe Ivgy,Rita Shukrun,Tsofit Shpan are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2004. Metallic Blues (2004) is considered one of the best Comedy,Drama movie in India and around the world.
Two Israeli car dealers, Shmuel and Siso, invest five thousand American dollars into a vintage 1985 Lincoln Continental Limousine that they plan to sell in Germany for fifty grand. But when they take it there, they run into problems with the customs police, who are suspicious of Middle Easterners with a huge American gas guzzler. The routine search causes Shmuel to experience a disturbing hallucination about WWII Germany and the Nazis his parents fled from some sixty years earlier. And their adventure in Germany turns into a struggle just to make it out safely, as the echoes of the past catch up with them.
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Metallic Blues (2004) Reviews
Two Israeli men living the Israeli reality in Germany.
Most people think that the Jewish holocaust that occurred in Europe half a century ago ended with the war. Others understand that hideous events like the holocaust was, stays with the person for the rest of his life, hurting him, his abilities to have a normal love life, a normal family, a normal everything. But only a few, outside of Israel or Jewish houses around the world, can realize the effect it has on the generation that came right after it. Metallic Blues is a film about that generation. As you could have probably guessed by now I liked the movie very much. It is very well done including a great performance by Moshe Ivgy and Avi Kushnir, a wonderful script, photography, and also a tasteful choice of music for the soundtrack. I recommend it very much for Israeli's, but especially for those of you that aren't Israeli. The movie reveals the terrible trauma world war two left with the Jewish people, making the viewer understand how much time it will take before it will go away, if ever. It also maybe gives some sort of explanation for the madness that has been going on for decades in Israel. Like a child with a bad childhood. A sad movie.
don't expect a comedy--but see it
I saw this as part of the Seattle International Film Festival and I go without much expectations because I don't even like to read the descriptions of the movies before I see them. I did hear after a few disgruntled complaints of how this wasn't a comedy overall. Well it really is not a comedy. This is a typical Israeli film with a theme, a purpose, a lesson. And typically Israeli, it's laced with humor all over it. The topics get heavy as heavy things happened in Germany not too long ago. The lessons are so brilliantly laid out, that this movie could be a bible story. The acting is top notch. Everything about this movie is tops. Yallah, go see it!
Definitely Blue, not necessarily Metallic
Perhaps I could blame the playbill at the Philadelphia International Film Fest, but I was hoping for slightly more comedic angle to Dan Verete's film. Whereas the drama that is unveiled on certain events within is strong, and the characters of Sisso and Shmuel well written, the story became both predictable and bulky. Many of the comparisons between Israel and Germany had so much subtle humor that it is unfortunate that style of humor was ignored as their plot to unload the Lincoln limo rambled on without so much as a road map. Key parts of the story would have had such a richer element of drama to it if more humor was added - and at times such humor was almost begging to be entered. With METALLIC BLUES, Verete writes a different kind of road movie and even a different kind of a buddy movie. The film definitely captures that European feel to it - right down to the ending as a matter of fact. The film even nicely portrays the everyday lives of two Israeli men in the 21st Century without burdening this Gentile with insider Jewish "tsuris." Regrettably, the film suffers displaying the mediocrity of the situation when so many alternate cinematic paths could have resulted in a stronger story.
An engaging film, humorous but with a dark side
I saw this at the Vancouver International Film Festival, and strongly recommend the film. The plot concerns two Israelis who purchase a classic Cadillac in Tel Aviv, and then ship the car to Germany where they expect to sell it at a substantial profit. Driving the car through Germany, during Chanukah, things don't go as planned. The relationship between the two friends provides for various comic situations; meanwhile Shmuel, whose parents survived the Holocaust, must come to terms with his family history as the drama inside his mind contrasts modern-day Germany with that of sixty years ago. All of the actors do a great job, and the film's editing carries it along well to its dramatic conclusion.
Metallic Blues -- a bit of a disappointment
Shmuel Goldberg, an Israeli car dealer, 2nd-generation of holocaust victims, and Siso, his partner, visit Germany on a trip combining business and pleasure. They try to sell a potentially expensive car, cataloged at 50,000 Euro. This movie describes their journey, which both explores Israeli vs. European/German culture and 2nd-hand experience of the holocaust from a number of angles. An average plus movie, a bit boring, not enough drama, not enough wit. There is a message that passes through quite well and in a not too forced way, but though the basic idea of the movie is excellent, the outcome is a bit too anticipated.