Nah'che, directed by Anat Goren, is an
exciting documentary film about the legendary Israeli folksong composer, Nahum
Heiman (nicknamed Nah'che), winner of the Israel Prize
for his contribution to Israeli folk music, a man who composed hundreds of
songs, so many of which have become popular with the Israeli public.
The film opens with Nah'che at the age of 79, moving from
his home to a town where they have named the town square in his honor! The filmmaker makes use of much footage from public
homages to Nah'che, and the viewer has the opportunity to see and hear so many
of his songs being performed.
The film confronts his troubled relationship with his
daughter, Si, herself a well-known singer.
Their professions are intertwined, yet so different. He mainly composes. She is a talented singer. His genre is folk. Hers is rock.
His style is more restrained. Hers
is passionate and strong.
Nah'che is not a biopic in the regular
sense. Rather, it is a portrait of a man
who has great charm, who has composed beautifully touching songs, a film about
his joie de vivre. This documentary film
(70 minutes) is available from Maya Weinberg (mayafilmfest@gmail.com).
Recommended documentaries about Israeli composers and
performers that might go nicely with this one in a series on Israeli music (all
of these have been previously reviewed on this blog) --
- Wind, Darkness, Water (directed by Yahaly Gat) about the legendary, Naomi Shemer
- The Hungarian Cube (directed by Gilad Inbar) about the composer, Andre Hajdu
- Rita Jahan Foruz (directed by Ayal Goldberg) about the singer, Rita
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